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Agriculture Industry
Early summer hits wheat production in U.P.edit
Hindustan Times – Online
The early onset of summer this year has hit wheat production in Uttar Pradesh. The state alone contributes more than 25% of India’s total wheat production. A recent survey by the state’s agriculture department put the total wheat production in UP in 2022 at 359 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) which is 16 LMT less than the wheat production recorded in 2021. Wheat production as well as total food grain production had been on the rise for the last few years largely because of favourable monsoons. “Compared to the previous year, the wheat production this year is estimated to have fallen by around 16 lakh MT given the fact that wheat production in 2021 was recorded ...
‘Bengal’s agri growth rate better than most states, including UP ‘edit
Millennium Post – Online
The Agriculture growth rate in Bengal till the financial year 2020-21 since 2010-11 is better than most states in the country, as per the agriculture statistics presented by the Centre, state Agriculture Minister Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay said at the state assembly on Wednesday. He also maintained that the supply of fertiliser from the Centre for the financial year 2021-22 has also been less than the allocation. In the case of paddy, Bengal’s growth rate is 1.884 per cent while that of Uttar Pradesh and Punjab is 1.694 and 1.849 per cent respectively. In maize also, Bengal’s growth rate is 23.64 per cent which is much higher than Madhya Pradesh’s 15.93 per cent, Karnataka’s 0.94 per cent ...
Kharif sowing picks up, next fortnight crucialedit
The Economic Times – Online
Sowing of kharif crops like soyabean, paddy, cotton has picked up in the country amid an advancing monsoon, and rainfall over the next fortnight will be crucial, agriculture experts said. Some places such as Malwa in Madhya Pradesh and a few districts in Maharashtra are yet to get enough rainfall for sowing soyabean while there is a rush among farmers in Gujarat for sowing cotton in anticipation of good returns. In Haryana, intermittent pre-monsoon rains have helped farmers to sow paddy crop. Paddy farmers in Bengal, too, are sowing. “As of today, monsoon has been decent for sowing soyabean crop, though in Malwa region there is lesser rainfall which is impacting sowing,” said D ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Claas Auto Header system is step towards automated combine harvesteredit
Future Farming – Online
Machine manufacturer Claas showed a combine harvester equipped with the Cemos Auto Header system at the DLG Feldtage, from 14 to 16 June in Mannheim (Germany). The system consists of a laser and control technology for the cutting board. The laser is positioned on the combine’s cab and records the height of the crop. The control technology then adjusts the height of, for example, the reel to the changing crop heights. The Auto Header uses the driver’s start-up setting as the starting point for variation. Reducing crop loss during harvest With this technique Claas wants to reduce the loss of uptake during harvesting. According to the manufacturer, the reel position is often not adjusted to ...
Competition
Mahindra Tractors rolls out 300,000th Telangana-made tractoredit
Business Today – Online
Mahindra Tractors, a part of Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector, has rolled out its 300,000th Telangana-made tractor from the company’s tractor manufacturing facility here. Minister for IT and Industries K. Taraka Rama Rao and Principal Secretary, Industry, Jayesh Ranjan, along with Zaheerabad MP BB Patil and member of Legislature K Manik Rao, were present during the roll-out, an official release said. The government of Telangana is very proud of what the Mahindra group has been able to achieve in the State, through the roll-out of its 300,000th Telangana-made tractors. With Mahindra’s large presence in Zaheerabad, the company’s manufacturing facility has provided opportunities to thousands, in not only making products for the domestic market, but also position ...
Technology in Agriculture
From IoT sensors to smart farming, technological advancement will usher in a new era in agricultureedit
The Times of India – Online
Agricultural areas are traditionally always pictured as pastoral and idyllic landscapes untouched by modern life. However, farms across the world are quickly shedding this conventional image and adopting technological advancements at a faster pace than ever before. This is in large part due to the challenges posed by climate change, decreasing crop yields, unpredicted pestilence and the decreasing availability of natural resources such as water and arable land. This coupled with the fact that the world will need to produce 70% more food by 2050 to meet the rising demand of a fast-growing population, has accelerated the pace of change and ushered in the era of IoT in agriculture and smart farming. The ...
Govt. Policies
Maharashtra govt scheme to benefit soyabean, cotton farmersedit
Hindustan Times – Online
As the Maharashtra government approved ₹1,000 crore to increase cotton and soybean production in the state, a plan has been made to support farmers. As per the project, farmers within hundred acres are covered and ten groups are made with each group having one farmer producer company each. The government aims to cover 300-400 farmer producer companies by the end of the plan that started in June. The authorities have decided to provide ₹450 crore for cotton and soyabean and ₹100 crore for other oilseeds. “Almost 60% of crops grown in Maharashtra are soyabean and cotton,” said Dashrath Tambhale, director agriculture and additional project director, State of Maharashtra’s Agri-business and Rural Transformation Program (Smart) project ...
Telangana govt. to disburse Rythu Bharosa Scheme funds on June 28edit
The Hans India – Online
Telangana Agriculture Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy gave good news to the farmers who are ready to cultivate monsoon crops. Minister Niranjan Reddy said that the Rythu Bandhu investment assistance will be credited to the accounts of all farmers soon. He said Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had already issued directions to the finance and agriculture departments in this regard. “As always we will deposit money on time this monsoon season as well,” Minister Niranjan Reddy said adding that farmers should not be worried.” Minister Singireddy Niranjan Reddy’s remarks came at a time when the Opposition was pushing for the release of Raitubandhu funds. On Wednesday (June 22), Minister Niranjan Reddy inaugurated the Agriculture Ministry ...
Paddy in India
Pay farmers immediately for procured paddy: BJP demands Telangana govtedit
The Siasat Daily – Online
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday appealed to the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government to immediately release the payments due to farmers regarding paddy procured from them during the Yasangi (Rabi) season. In a letter written to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Telangana BJP president Bandi Sanjay Kumar said the state government had taken up the purchase of paddy produced during the Yasangi season after a prolonged struggle by the BJP. “However, in many districts, the government had not made payments to the farmers for the paddy procured from them, causing a lot of anxiety for them. As the Kharif season has commenced, the farmers don’t have money to take up cultivation, as a ...
Stubble Burning
Punjab seeks ₹474 crore for in-situ paddy stubble managementedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Punjab agriculture department has sought ₹474 crore from the Centre for in-situ crop residue management (CRM) post the paddy harvest in the current kharif season. If the central government gives its nod, it will be the fifth consecutive season when it will be providing funds to curb paddy stubble burning post harvest in October-November, which has emerged as a major environmental issue in the region. Under the scheme, the state department plans to provide 32,100 machines on subsidy to farmers for paddy management. These include 2,000 super straw management system, 6,000 happy seeders, 7,000 super seeders, 2,000 each paddy straw choppers, reversible ploughs, zero till drill, balers, rakes and shrub master, 2,500 each smart ...