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Cotton farmers told to opt for bed plantationedit
The Times of India – Online
This cotton sowing season, farmers in the state of Punjab are being motivated to opt for bed plantation as the method requires less water, besides promising proper germination and keeping weeds at bay. It is expected that a higher number of progressive farmers have switched to the technology this season. Recommended by the Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), sowing using bed plantation can be done by tractor drawn bed planters with row-to-row spacing 67.5 cm and plant-to-plant distance 60 cm. In farrows, farmers can give water to crops and also drain out excess water during rainy season through these farrows. Agriculture director Gurvinder Singh said bed plantation of cotton was a better method and ...
How heatwaves are hitting new highs across statesedit
The Times of India – Online
Since 1970, there have been only two years when the annual average exceeded 200 for the number of cumulative heatwave days and both have come within the last 15 years. There were 203 heatwave days in the country in 2022 – the figure represents the sum of average heatwave days recorded by the states – while 2010 had seen 256 such days, according to IMD. The decadal average for total heatwave days zoomed to 130 for the 2010s, up by more than 35% over the previous high of 96 in the 1970s. Heatwave days in the first three years of the 2020s have already produced an yearly average of 93, the third highest ...
Cotton farmers disappointed as price fallsedit
The New Indian Express – Online
The fall in the price of cotton has left farmers disappointed after the primary harvest season bore fruit. They were able to get an average price of Rs 73 per kg, which has now dropped to Rs 50 due to a lack of demand. Cotton is cultivated on about 5,000 hectares in the district. While the primary season harvest is done during the period of December to March, the secondary harvest is done during the summer season from April to June every year. The produce is then sold through open and regulatory markets in Thirumangalam and Usilampatti. According to the agriculture business department, the average price of cotton was around Rs 53 to ...
Farmers told to cultivate high yielding varieties during Kharifedit
Deccan Chronicle – Online
The Agricultural Research Station here organised a meeting of farmers at its adopted Nagula Malliala village in Kothapalli mandal of Karimnagar on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, agriculture scientist (Plant Breeding) Dr. G. Usharani advised farmers to cultivate high-yielding varieties of seeds that are suitable for Kharif season. Coupled with good agricultural practices, farmers will be able to reap higher benefits, she stated. In this context, Usharani advised farmers to attend the Seed Melas being organised at the nearby research stations of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University on May 24. She said it will be better for farmers to go for the newly released paddy, maize and red-gram crops. Dr. P. Madhukar Rao, who ...
Paddy in India
High-yielding hybrid paddy seed prices soar in Haryanaedit
Hindustan Times – Online
As the sowing of paddy nursery officially began in Haryana from May 15, farmers are paying higher prices to buy high-yielding hybrid seeds. The ground reports suggest that due to the lack of monitoring by the authorities, private companies are selling hybrid seed at high prices. Even the prices of some high-yielding early maturing hybrid seeds have reached above ₹400 to ₹500 per kg and the average price of hybrid seed starts at ₹200 per kg. As per dealers, this year farmers are not showing interest in traditional parmal varieties like PR 114, PR 113 and PR 126 which are available at the lower prices below ₹100 per kg but they are paying hefty prices ...
Stubble Burning
Farm Fires Soar as Wheat Harvesting Concludes in Punjab, Over 9,000 Cases Recordededit
Krishi Jagran – Online
Punjab’s crops have caught fire once again as the wheat harvest nears completion. From April 6 to May 15, the state has already registered 9,247 cases of stubble burning. The figures are higher than the 7,808 cases of stubble burning recorded in 2021 but are roughly 34% less than the 14,117 agricultural fires reported in the same period last year. Punjab reported 507 stubble-burning cases on May 15 as compared to 47 fires on the same day last year, signalling that farm fires will persist this season for a few more days. Due to hail and unpredictable heavy rainfall this year, harvesting was put off. As per the Punjab Pollution Control Board, the greater number ...