Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
MAHARISHI: India and Suriname Strengthen Bilateral Ties with Agricultural Collaborationedit
Minister Tomar emphasized shared aspirations for development, noting existing Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and frequent high-level interactions between India and Suriname.
Cyclone Michaung ravages agriculture in coastal Odisha, SRC seeks crop damage reportedit
Reports from Gajapati, Kandhamal, Koraput and Rayagada said heavy rains also affected vegetable and horticulture orchards
Arjun Munda to become Union Agriculture Minister after Narendra Tomar’s resignationedit
Union Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda will also hold the portfolio of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare after Narendra Tomar resigned as MP.
‘Use technology to boost agriculture’edit
Vice-chancellor of Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University PS Pandey emphasised the need for wider application of technological innovation for augmenting agricultural production without comprising with the environmental sustainability.
CLAAS Global Mentions
Working with an unmanned autonomous tractor? Bulb grower is cautiously optimisticedit
For several weeks, eight Dutch farmers and horticulturists have tested the possibilities and limitations of unmanned autonomous tractors on their farms. Dutch bulb grower Sjaak Huetink is interested in automation and autonomy. He tested an autonomous Steyr Expert 4130 CVT for two days on his fields. Final conclusion: cautiously optimistic. “As soon as an autonomous vehicle can operate for a minimum of 1,000 hours per year and work 24/7 without supervision, we‘re on board.”
Oatey goes top of the CLAASedit
Cornwall-based film production company, Oatey, has completed two films for CLAAS UK, one of the world’s leading agricultural machinery manufacturers.
Following the opening of its new £21 million UK headquarters in Suffolk, CLAAS UK sought Oatey‘s expertise to create high-end content that would not only showcase the state-of-the-art facility but also entice customers to experience it firsthand.
Dairy Farming
Investigating various milk varietiesedit
The dairy industry has changed dramatically in recent years as more plant-based milk substitutes compete for shelf space with the well-known cartons of cow’s milk.
Harvest Machine
Untimely rains likely to damage crops fear farmersedit
Untimely rainfall has added to the worries of farmers in several South Bengal districts. In various places, rains have hampered potatoes and paddy cultivation in several districts. Farmers have also complained that the rain has slowed down the pace of harvesting as the fields have become wet and it would be difficult for the heavy combine harvesters to enter paddy fields. Farmers are apprehending damages in Aman cultivation in Bankura. With the weatherman predicting more rain in the coming days, the farmers are worried.
Tractor industry
Mahindra Tractors honours outstanding farmers with Millionaire Farmer of India Awards 2023edit
Mahindra Tractors, India’s leading tractor brand, celebrated the remarkable achievements of India’s successful farmers through a ground-breaking initiative called ‘Millionaire Farmer of India Award’. The inaugural edition of the awards held at the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi from December 06 – 08, 2023, witnessed the presence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari; Acharya Devvrat, Governor of Gujarat; P Sathasivam, Former Chief Justice of India and Former Governor of Kerala, along with others.