Media Monitor
CLAAS Global Mentions
Agritechnica enjoys record attendance with 470,000 visitorsedit
With a record 470,000 visitors from 149 countries, Agritechnica has had a much-welcomed return to the machinery exhibition calendar.
Paddy in India
Curtains on last harvest of now banned Pusa 44 paddy varietyedit
Over the last few weeks, farmers in Punjab have been busy harvesting what is expected to be the last crop of the long-duration Pusa 44 paddy variety, which was sown over 17% area this season in the state. While the state government last month announced a ban on the water guzzling variety that also adds to the stubble burning menace, a growing number of farmers are open to switching to the recommended variety of PR-126.