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Agriculture Industry
Agricultural households’ monthly income rises to Rs 10,218 in 2018-19 from Rs 6,426 in 2012-13edit
ET Now – Online
The average monthly income of agricultural households has increased to Rs 10,218 in 2018-19 from Rs 6,426 in 2012-13, NSS survey has shown. The Centre had constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee in April 2016 to examine issues relating to ‘Doubling of Farmers Income (DFI)’ and recommend strategies to achieve the same. The final report was submitted by the committee in September 2018 containing the strategy for doubling of farmers’ income through various policies, reforms and programmes. The panel identified the 7 following major sources of income growth: (i) improvement in crop productivity; (ii) improvement in livestock productivity; (iii) resource use efficiency or savings in the cost of production; (iv) increase in the cropping intensity; (v) diversification ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Over 400 lots up for grabs at midlands machinery auctionedit
The Farm Journal – Online
Hennessy Auctioneers are set to host their regular monthly online machinery auction on Saturday 23 July. This will mark its second auction at its new auction yard at the old Portlaoise Equestrian Centre (Eircode R32 HY05). The auction is set to commence at 10.30am sharp and will be held on the Livestock Live (LSL) platform. The lots on offer include a number of tractors, farm machinery, tools, plant and livestock equipment. The catalogue and registration is now open on the LSL App. The auctioneer has said that punters must pay a €250 refundable deposit to bid. Gates will be open for viewing on Thursday and Friday from 9am to 6pm and on the morning ...
CLAAS introduces Class 7 Trion combine to US marketedit
Farm Ranch Guide – Online
German-built CLAAS is offering farmers an ingenuous combine designed for mid-size operations. Joining the CLAAS LEXION family of combines is the CLAAS TRION 740. The new Trion 740 combine is priced competitively as an Association of Equipment Manufacturers Class 7 harvest machine. “The Class 7 combine market segment has long been in need of new innovation,” said Greg Frenzel, CLAAS product manager – combines. “The Trion combine is here, and we couldn’t be happier to unveil this addition to our combine lineup.” Designed for 1,000-3,000-acre farms, the Trion 740 fits right into the Class 7 market making up over 30 percent of all combines sold in North America. It features a 402 horsepower Cummins ...
Competition
M&M Increases Stake in Combine Harvester Maker Sampo Rosenlew Oy to 100%edit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday announced that it has increased its stake in its Finland-based arm Sampo Rosenlew Oy to 100% through the acquisition of residual shares for more than Rs 35 crore. In December 2020, the company increased its stake in Sampo Rosenlew Oy to 79.13 percent by purchasing an additional 1,050 shares for Rs 31.15 crore. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said in a regulatory filing on Monday that it executed an option exercise share purchase agreement to acquire 1,317 equity shares of Sampo Rosenlew Oy, pursuant to the exercise of a call option on Sampo’s other shareholder. Following that, M&M’s shareholding and voting rights in Sampo would increase from 79.13 percent to 100 ...
Monsoon + Indian Agriculture
Rain damages kharif crop on 2,700 hectare in north Mahaedit
Times Of India – Online
The heavy rain that had lashed the four districts of north Maharashtra over the past few days has damaged crops on nearly 2,700 hectare. Crops like maize, soyabean, cotton, paddy and even vegetables have been damaged due to the heavy showers. Agricultural officials said most of the damage took place in the Nashik district. However, the other three districts too have reported marginal crop damage, they said. In the Nashik district, crops on 2,081 hectare were damaged, and in Dhule, the rain took a toll on 358 hectare. In Nandurbar, 200 hectare of farmlands were affected, while in Jalgaon, cotton on 34 hectare was damaged. In Nashik district, crops like maize, soyabean, paddy and ...
Paddy in India
Farmers May Soon Get Rs. 2,500 per acre as Incentive for Not Burning Paddy Stubbleedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
According to sources, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governments in Punjab and Delhi are considering a scheme that would pay Punjabi farmers Rs. 2,500 per acre as an incentive if they avoid burning crop residue during the upcoming Kharif harvest season. The action is intended to tackle paddy stubble fires, which are a significant cause of the severe air pollution in National Capital Region before the arrival of winter. According to information obtained by HT, the Delhi AAP government has agreed to share a part of the cost for the scheme, which may also require a significant contribution from the Union government. Punjab chief secretary VK Janjua confirmed that the proposal is being fine-tuned. The ...
Tamil Nadu farmers welcome decision to procure Kuruvai paddy at revised rate from September 1edit
The New Indian Express – Online
Farmers from the Cauvery delta districts of Thanjavur and Tiruvarur have welcomed the State government’s decision to procure Kuruvai paddy at the new minimum support price (MSP) from September 1, which is ahead of the customary date of October 1. Owing to the early opening of the shutters of the Mettur dam and the subsequent cultivation of Kuruvai paddy taken up across districts, Chief Minister MK Stalin had in June written to the Centre for the implementation of procurement at the new rates from September 1 itself. After the Centre’s nod, Food Minister R Sakkarapani announced the new prices for the commodities, which included the MSP and the incentives by the State government. ...
Paddy sowing in Uttar Pradesh lagsedit
The Financial Express – Online
Paddy sowing in Uttar Pradesh, the second biggest producer of rice in the country, has been lagging last year’s level because of deficient monsoon rains so far. The situation is expected to worsen if the state does not get adequate rainfall in the next couple of weeks. According to state government data, paddy has been sown in 2.7 million hectare (MH) so far which is around 23% less than a year ago. The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier set a target of 5.9 MH for paddy sowing for the season. Of the 75 districts in Uttar Pradesh, only Firozabad and Agra have received adequate monsoon rainfall, while in all the remaining districts paddy transplantation ...
Stubble Burning
Delhi, Punjab working together to stop stubble burning: Can this winter be different?edit
Times Now – Online
Delhi residents may finally be spared days of eye-stinging, choking and nauseating sensations that have marked every season change from autumn to winter over the last few years. With governments run by the same party in Delhi and Punjab, a solution to stubble burning may materialise soon. But will the solution be a piecemeal effort that most attempts at tackling Delhi’s air pollution problem have been so far? According to reports, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governments in Delhi and Punjab are working together to incentivise farmers to not burn crop stubble when they clear their fields for the Rabi sowing season. The report says that the AAP governments are planning to give farmers in ...