Media Monitor
CLAAS Global Mentions
CLAAS forage harvester tops ag equipment auctionedit
Farms.com – Online
A five-year-old forage harvester sold for the highest price during a recent farm equipment auction. Here are the five pieces of machinery that sold for the highest prices at a June 1 BigIron auction. A 2017 CLAAS Jaguar 900 self-propelled forage harvester from Loveland, Colo., sold for US$205,250 (CAD$258,117) to a buyer from New Mexico after 201 bids. Specs: 1,244, hours, 679 effective working hours showing, D28 V12 R120 650KW T4 Engine, Hydrostatic Drive, V-MAX 20 Knife Chopping Unit, Multi Crop Cracker Classic L, Cropflow XL PREMIUM LINE, Spout Extension, Spout Lighting, Cab A/C, Passenger Seat, Sun Blinds, Icebox, CEBIS Terminal, Air Horns, Rear Camera, QUANTIMETER, LED Working Lights, AUTO PILOT Module, 40 Km/hr Road Speed, ...
Competition
Sonalika Tractors sees 42% growth in total tractor sales at 12,615 units in Mayedit
Moneycontrol – Online
Sonalika Tractors on Thursday reported a 42.1 percent growth in its total tractor sales at 12,615 units in May over the same month of last year. The Hoshiarpur-based tractor maker had sold 8,878 tractors in May 2021, according to a statement. The growth in sales in the previous month came as the demand for advanced tractors continues to see an uptick across the industry, it said in the statement. The company said it has expanded its region-centric, customised tractor range in the just concluded month by introducing two new tractors. ’Sikander RX 50 with 12F+3R transmission’ has been rolled out for the farmers in Madhya Pradesh, while ’MM 18 Narrow Track’ has been launched especially for ...
Technology in Agriculture
AI tool to act as early warning system in paddyedit
The Times of India – Online
Andhra Pradesh has emerged as a fertile testing ground for a unique project that is developing a prototype of an early warning model for pests and diseases in transplanted rice paddy using AI and spacetech. Called CropLens, the prototype pilot has been taken up by AI-based agritech startup Cropin and Dutch social enterprise Space4Good, which uses earth observation tech, across seven districts of AP. As part of this, crop data is being collected from about 500 farmers in each season (Kharif and Rabi) from West Godavari, East Godavari, Nellore, Guntur, Krishna, Prakasam, and Chittoor. CropLens prototype has the potential to be replicated not just elsewhere in India but also other parts of the ...
AI & Technology can Address Challenges in Indian Agriculture Sector, says New Reportedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Even though agriculture remains a priority sector, employing approximately 58% of the country’s population, adoption of technology in the sector is at a crossroads, with several challenges across the value chain, according to a report. Though agriculture in India is in a transitional phase, with a focus on technology integration for better operations, the sector faces several challenges across the value chain, according to a report by PwC & FICCI. According to the report titled ‘Redefining Agriculture Through Artificial Intelligence: Predicting the Unpredictable,’ these challenges necessitate disruptive interferences, which technological solutions can provide. The entire system must adapt to a holistic approach based on indigenous and traditional farming knowledge combined with transformative smart farming practices, ...
Govt. Policies
Government Announces Kuruvai Package for Cauvery Delta Farmersedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
A total of Rs 61.09 crore will be provided to Cauvery Delta farmers under the kuruvai paddy crop package, as it was in the previous year, said Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. At the end of his two-day tour of delta districts, he said the package included also a component of Rs 47 crore for the distribution of certified seeds, fertilizers, such as DAP (di-ammonium phosphate) and potash, green manure seeds, and agricultural implements, such as tractors. The Kuruvai package will benefit about 3 lakh farmers. This year, too, we hope to surpass our paddy cultivation target and surpass the productivity in delta districts,” he said. Following the inspection of desilting works, the ...