Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
Agriculture, tourism take a hit after sudden weather changeedit
The New Indian Express – Online
Just as the tourism, agriculture sectors were getting back on their feet after the pandemic-induced crisis, the downpour in the past few weeks has played spoilsport. Many families are cancelling their outdoor trips and vacation plans. Farmers were affected by the unexpected change in weather and crop loss from rain. The tourism and agriculture sectors, which were on the road to revival after the crisis brought about by two years of pandemic and lockdowns, have been affected by the unusually heavy summer rain. Paddy and plantain cultivation has suffered largely in the district’s outskirts. According to farmers, though they took precautions like tying up the crops to prevent them from being knocked down ...
Harvest Machine
Call for Cost-effective farming with Maximum Output to drive the Combine Harvester Marketedit
Tech Bullion – Online
With increasing awareness about the known fact that mechanization in farming does save on labor and time, cuts down on overheads, and curtails the post-operative losses, the combine harvesters market is bound to grow on an unstoppable note in the forecast period, as stated by Persistence Market Research. How is the Combine Harvester Market categorized? The combine harvester market, by cutting width, spans large size combine harvesters and small size combine harvesters. By type of movement, it’s crawler type combine harvester and wheel type combine harvester. By power source, it’s self-propelled combine harvester and tractor-pulled/PTO powered combine harvester. Self-propelled combine harvesters are dominating the market. It has been reported by the same Association of Equipment ...
Paddy in India
Agriculture department proposes Punjab government to delay paddy transplantation till June 20edit
Hindustan Times– Online
The agriculture department has proposed the Punjab government to postpone paddy transplantation in the upcoming kharif season to June 20 to align it with the monsoons and save depleting subsoil water by desisting planting of the crop in peak summer months. “We have recommended June 20 for start of paddy transplantation and have explained the government the purpose and reasons for postponement. Our aim is to save subsoil water which is depleting at fast pace owing to water guzzler varieties sown before onset of the monsoons,” said secretary, agriculture, Dilraj Singh. According to the experts and Punjab agricultural university (PAU), postponement of transplantation saves 30% of the total water usage and huge amount of power required ...
Stubble Burning
2,029 farm fires logged in 48 hrsedit
The Tribune – Online
As many as 2,029 incidents of stubble burning have been reported over the past 48 hours in the state. Around 965 incidents were reported on Thursday and 1,064 on Wednesday. The number is likely to shoot up in the coming days. PlayUnmute Loaded: 1.00% Fullscreen As per the Crop Residue Burning Information and Management System, the state has already reported over 3,093 incidents in this season so far. After harvesting the crop, farmers burn the residue on the fields. This creates a health and environmental risk. The incidents have peaked early this year as wheat crop matured before time owing to the higher temperature. The rise in incidents won’t impact environment much as the dispersion ...
Punjab: 965 stubble burning incidents in a day, figure goes past 3,000edit
The Times of India – Online
With a large number of farmers continue to set their fields on fire, 965 wheat straw burning cases were recorded in past 24 hours on Thursday, taking the figure past 3,000 at 3,093. Earlier on Wednesday 1,064 straw burning cases were recorded, more than 1k for the first time in the ongoing wheat harvesting season. With such a surge, the crop residue burning is over more than six times same day previous year. As against the 965 cases on April 28 in the ongoing season these were 155 in 2021 and no burning case was recorded in year 2020 as then the Covid lockdown was in full force. As against 3,093 burning cases ...