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Agriculture Industry
No proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice for ethanol production: Food Secyedit
The government has no proposal to resume sale of subsidised rice to grain-based distilleries for the production of ethanol, Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra said on Thursday. “Since July last year, rice has not been diverted for ethanol production. There is no proposal as of now to revisit that policy,” Chopra told reporters.
Govt aims 7-fold jump in wheat procurement from UP, Rajasthan, Biharedit
Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneering, the Centre has announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from non-traditional states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Bihar and set a target of seven-fold jump in procurement to 5 million tonnes in the ongoing 2024-25 marketing year.
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Young Stock Podcast: Irishman to head up foragers and grass equipment at Claasedit
On this week’s Young Stock Podcast, Peter Thomas Keaveney speaks to Conor Trimble at Claas, who has just been appointed product manager of foragers, balers and greenline grass products.