Tur/arhar gave highest average gross returns among kharif pulses during TE 2021-22
Punjab had average highest gross returns from moong during the season During the 2021-22 kharif marketing season, tur/arhar (pigeon pea)…
Gross returns for paddy highest among kharif cereal crops during TE 2021-22
Punjab had highest returns; Maharashtra farmers incurred net loss for paddy cultivation Paddy had the highest average gross returns over…
Paddy’s comprehensive cost of production for KMS 2023-24 is Rs 1,911 per quintal
Maize has the lowest C2 CoP among all kharif crops The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has projected…
PAU’s crop contingency plan to mitigate damage by floods in Punjab
Agri varsity experts have advised farmers to replant PR 126, Pusa Basmati 1509 varieties in rice fields To mitigate damage…
Sugarcane arrears in India increased by Rs 5,775 crore in 2021-22 sugar season
UP accounts for highest unpaid dues to cane farmers at 66.7% Sugarcane arrears to farmers have increased in the 2021-22…
Sugarcane FRP for 2023-24 season up by Rs 10 to Rs 315 per quintal
Hike in FRP is 3.28% more than the current sugar season 2022-23 For the sugar season 2023-24 (October-September), the Indian…
PAU’s 3 fodder crop varieties all set for release together at national level
Bajra varieties PCB 166, PCB 168, maize variety J 1009 identified for cultivation During the National Group Meet of the…
Paddy MSP increased by Rs 143 per quintal, moong by Rs 803
Support price of cotton also gets a big jump The minimum support price for paddy was raised by Rs 143…
IMD forecasts below normal southwest monsoon rainfall in northwest India in 2023
June rainfall is likely to be below normal over most parts of the country The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has…
Controlling white backed plant hopper can stop problem of dwarf plants in paddy: PAU
Experts have advised against early sowing of paddy nursery, transplanting Experts from the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana have advised…