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Agriculture Industry
Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices at elevated levelsedit
Inventiva – Online
A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep rice prices at elevated levels, adding to the inflationary pressure that the slowing economy is already grappling with. Elevated food prices, including that of cereals, had led to retail inflation reversing a three-month declining trend, to touch 7 per cent in August. Similarly, the wholesale price inflation, which declined to 11-month low, also showed price pressures from cereals resulting from wheat output being impacted by severe heat waves in some parts of the country. In addition to this, expectation of a lower paddy output – conservative by government estimates and higher if outside experts are to ...
CLAAS Global Mentions
Where the new Claas Trion 740 combine fits on the farmedit
Real Agriculture – Online
Claas has introduced a new Class 7 combine model for those looking at a new combine with modern features, but a lower price tag. RealAgriculture field editor Bern Tobin toured the Claas booth at the Farm Progress Show at Des Moines, Iowa, to get the scoop on where the Trion 740 might fit for farmers. The Trion features the same hybrid technology inside, but in a simpler package than the Lexion, says Claas product supervisor Jeff Gray Lexion is very robust, with heavy duty drives — the Trion 740 is for those that aren’t pushing the limits of productivity, but want to do a better job, at a lower cost, says Gray. It’s a different ...
Paddy in India
Just 6% paddy straw can be managed ex-situ in Punjabedit
Hindustan Times – Online
With paddy harvesting picking up pace, pressure is mounting on the Punjab government to give a big push to ex-situ crop residue management to tackle farm fires this season. The state, however, is facing tough challenges in adopting this cost-effective system of managing stubble. Reason: lack of infrastructure and facilities. Punjab produces roughly 185 lakh tonnes of paddy straw every year. Of this, nearly half is managed in-situ (mixing the residue in the soil) and ex-situ (used as fuel) methods and rest is set ablaze. Fires raging from the paddy fields are a major source of pollution in North India, especially in the winter months, raising widespread health concerns. According to the plan drawn out ...
Stubble Burning
Punjab, Haryana form strategies to tackle stubble burning as winter loomsedit
The Print – Online
Punjab and Haryana governments have embarked on planning elaborate measures for tackling stubble burning issue in the two states ahead of winter, Four Punjab ministers on Monday got together with experts to formulate a strategy to deal with the stubble burning issue and safeguard the environment. Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Higher Education and Environment Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, New and Renewable Energy Minister Aman Arora, and School Education Minister Harjot Bains chalked out a comprehensive plan which will begin from September 27 with a campaign to make farmers aware of the ill effects of paddy stubble burning and its management. Under the first phase of this campaign, college students will be enrolled and ...
Stubble burning: New policy to attract private investment in biomass power projects soonedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Haryana government will soon implement a policy aimed at curbing incidents of crop residue burning and ensure proper management of paddy straw. The new and renewable energy department has prepared a draft policy Haryana Ex-Situ Management of Paddy Straw Policy – 2022 which was deliberated on Monday at a meeting held by chief secretary Sanjeev Kaushal. The chief secretary said that the decisions and suggestions taken in the meeting would be incorporated in this policy and final approval will be given by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. He said that the new policy aimed to create a conducive environment to attract private investment in paddy straw-based biomass power projects, industries, compress biogas plants, waste ...
Tractor industry
Govt to Provide Diesel Subsidy to Farmers Using Tractorsedit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Karnataka Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil officially inaugurated Krishi Mela at the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) Dharwad on Sunday. During the Krishi mela, he told that the Karnataka government intends to provide farmers using tractors with diesel subsidies just as those provided to the fishermen. “Farmers who own up to five acres of land will receive a subsidy of Rs 25 per liter for 10 liters of diesel under the Raitha Shakti scheme. According to statistics, a farmer must use 25 liters of diesel to till all of his fields up to harvest. Each farmer will receive a subsidy of Rs 1,250 from the government as a fuel subsidy. This subsidy program, which will be ...