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New Holland Agriculture exhibits its recently launched Blue Series SIMBA 30 compact tractor at Krishithon 2022edit
Krishi Jagat – Online
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, presented its range of equipment at the 15th edition of KRISHITHON – International Agriculture Trade Fair. The four-day exhibition, from 24th– 28th November, is being organized at Thakker’s Dome in Nashik. The brand is displaying a recently launched Blue Series SIMBA 30 compact tractor for show-goers. Powered by a three-cylinder 29HP Mitsubishi Engine, the Blue Series SIMBA 30 is focused on higher power and fuel efficiency. It also offers the unique benefit of a combination of Narrow Track and high power which makes it the most versatile tractor in the category. Other tractors on display are New Holland 3230 TX SUPER and New Holland 3037 TX SUPER.
Paddy in India
Odisha Govt Demands for Increase in MSP of Paddy to Rs 3,400 Per Quintaledit
Krishi Jagran – Online
On Saturday, Odisha government proposed that the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy be raised from the current Rs 2,040 per quintal to Rs 3,400. Forest and environment minister Pradip Amat while responding to a motion for postponement on farmers’ issues put forth by the Congress, said that the House had decided to enhance the paddy MSP to Rs 2,930 per quintal in 2017, and prices have seen a rise since then. Amat advised BJP MLAs present in the house to ask Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar to raise the MSP as he will be visiting the state on Sunday. Tomar is slated to conduct a campaign for BJP candidate Pradip Purohit for the ...
Farmers prefer selling paddy to private tradersedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
Farmers of Khammam district are preferring to sell their paddy to private traders than state government despite getting a price lower than the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 2,060 for A grade and Rs 2,040 for B grade paddy. Enquiries reveal that farmers do not mind losing Rs 50 to Rs 100 per quintal of paddy because private traders lift paddy right from their fields. They do not have to bear the transportation cost of taking their paddy to the market yard. N. Sankar Naik, a farmer of Narapanenipalli in Wyra mandal, said: “We end up facing from officials several queries at paddy lifting centres opened by the government, like moisture content and gunny ...
Telangana 26 lakh tonnes paddy procured for Kharif season so faredit
Siasat.com – Online
The Telangana government has procured 26 lakh tonnes of paddy from 4.16 lakh farmers as of November 24 compared to the corresponding period during the last Vaanakalam (Kharif) season, this is nearly eight lakh tonnes more. The state government procured paddy through 6,129 procurement centres. It aims to further procure approximately 90 lakh tonnes of an estimated 1.41 crore tonnes of paddy produced during the recently concluded Vaanakalam season. In a recent statement Telangana civil supplies minister Gangula Kamlakar said, “Paddy procurement was being carried out in an expeditious and effective manner. The procurement centres were opened in all areas where the harvesting is underway and paddy procurement has been already completed in 35 centres.”
Stubble Burning
Stubble burning: Notification issued to withdraw red entries, says ministeredit
Hindustan Times – Online
The Punjab agriculture minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal on Sunday said that the agriculture department has issued the notification to withdraw the red entries made in the land records of the farmers for stubble burning. He said that the orders to make red entries against farmers in the revenue record, issued by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its letter on October 4, have been withdrawn. “Instructions have been issued,” he said. Dhaliwal said that the red entry in the land record is not in the interest of the farmers. He said that due to a red entry, a farmer would have been deprived of taking loans, government facilities and subsidies etc. The minister emphasized the ...