Sugar mill owners to buy sugarcane from farmers for Rs 285 per quintal

14/12/2020Posted on
Sugar mill owners to buy sugarcane from farmers for Rs 285 per quintal

A meeting of sugar mill owners and farmers of the area was held under the chairmanship of collector Mr. Saurabh Kumar Suman of Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh. During this meeting important decisions were taken from the suggestions of all the parties. In the meeting, it was decided that sugar mill owners would work for sugarcane procurement from farmers in Chhindwara at the rate of Rs 285 / quintal.

It was also decided in the meeting that after the increase in sugarcane rate in nearby Narsinghpur district, the rates will be increased in Chhindwara accordingly. Apart from this, it was also decided that the sugarcane mill in the district would have to purchase sugarcane giving priority to the farmers of Chhindwara district, after which it was agreed to purchase sugarcane of other district farmers. At the same time, sugar mill owners will be mandated to pay the purchase to farmers within one month of the purchase of sugarcane.

Source: Krishak Jagran

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Thrips management in Tomato crop

14/12/2020Posted on
Thrips management in Tomato crop
  • Thrips: They are small and soft-bodied insects and can be found on a leaf’s surface, mostly on the lower surface of leaves. With their sharp mouthparts, they suck the sap of the leaves, buds, and flowers, which causes the leaves to turn brown on the edges. The affected plant appears dry and the leaf becomes discolored and curls upwards.
  • For the control of thrips, it is necessary to different chemicals for every spray 
  • Management: For the control of thrips Fipronil 5% SC @ 400 ml / acre or Lambda Cyhalothrin 4.9% CS @ 200 ml/acre or Fipronil 40% + Imidacloprid 40% WG @ 40 gram/acre or Thiamethoxam 12.6% + Lambda Cyhalothrin 9.5% ZC @ 80 ml/acre or Spinosad 45% SC @ 75 ml/acre.
  • Biological treatment: – As a biological treatment, spray Beauveria Bassiana @ 500 gram/acre.
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Crops benefit from the use of fulvic acids

13/12/2020Posted on
Crops benefit from the use of fulvic acids
  • Fulvic acid’s most important function is that it friables the soil.
  • Due to which the growth of roots is more. It accelerates the process of photosynthesis.
  • It increases the  greenness and helps in the growth of the branches of the plant.
  • It develops tertiary roots of the plant so that the absorption of nutrients from the land can be increased.
  • Increase fruits and flowers in the plant. Improves fertility of soil.
  • Increases the metabolic activity of the plant. The yield also increases.
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Get good yield by cultivating these advanced varieties of watermelon

12/12/2020Posted on
Get good yield by cultivating these advanced varieties of watermelon

 

  • SAGAR KING:- High yield, early maturing variety, small seeds, fruits are oval in shape, fruit weighs 3 to 5 kg, dark black in color, inner pulp color is dark red and matures in 60-70 days. 
  • SEAMONS BAHUBALI:- The fruit is oval, the fruit weighs 3 to 7 kg, the color is dark black and shiny, matures in 65-70 days and the variety is resistant against wilt disease.
  • NUNHEMS MAX:-The shape of the fruit is oval, the weight of the fruit is 7 to 10 kg, the color is dark black and the pulp inside is bright, the variety matures in 70 -80 days. 
  • MELODY F1:- Excellent shipping quality & long shelf life, Fruit is oval round, Black skin, fruit weighs 7 to 10 kg, the variety matures in 70 -80 days. 

 

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100 crore sent to 5 lakh farmers under Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana

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100 crore sent to 5 lakh farmers under Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has sent an amount of Rs 100 crore under Mukhyamantri Kisan Kalyan Yojana to the accounts of 5 lakh farmers with a single click during a meeting in Nasrullaganj of Sehore district.

Addressing this gathering, the Chief Minister said a lot about the development of the agricultural sector. In the midst of the current turmoil over the MSP, he assured the farmers that “things that close the mandis and support price system are misleading and untrue.”

Source: Krishak Jagat

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Symptoms and control of purple blotch disease in Onion

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Symptoms and control of purple blotch disease in Onion
  • This disease is caused by Alternaria porri, a soil borne fungus.
  • Symptoms of this disease initially are white brown spots that are purple in the middle which develops on the stems of onion leaves .
  • Infection of this disease is more when the temperature is 27 to 30 degree centigrade and humidity is high.

Chemical treatment:

Thiophene methyl 70% W/P@ 300 gram/acre or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% WP @ 300 gram/acre or hexaconazole 5% SC @ 400 ml/acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 gram/acre or chlorothalonil 75% WP @ 400 gram/acre or kasugamycin 5% + copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre.

Biological treatment:

As a biological treatment, use Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre or Trichoderma viride @ 500 gram/acre.

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Know the price in the mandis of Indore

11/12/2020Posted on

In Mhow (Ambedkar Nagar) Mandi, Indore, the prices of wheat, gram, dollar gram, dollar gram, maize and soybean are running at Rs 1660, 3650, 3645, 4135, 1213, 3845 per quintal respectively.

The prices of urad, cotton, unripe, bitter gourd, wheat, indigenous gram, tomato, onion, cauliflower, brinjal, lady finger, maize, fenugreek, soybean and gourd in the Khandwa Agricultural Produce Market Committee of Indore Division, 1242, 5480, respectively 1350, 1541, 3899, 700, 856, 500, 1100, 1300, 1242, 500, 4125 and Rs. 528 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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Kisan Credit Card to be given to 2 lakh 68 thousand milk producers of MP

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Kisan Credit Card to be given to 2 lakh 68 thousand milk producers of MP

To increase the income of farmers, the government is promoting animal husbandry and fisheries. In this series, new milk cooperative societies are being formed by the government, as well as preparation is also being done to link the farmers credit card to provide loans to milk producing farmers and livestock farmers.

The government is running a campaign to connect farmers associated with milk cooperative societies with Kisan Credit Card and under this campaign, 2 lakh 68 thousand milk producers of Madhya Pradesh are being linked with Kisan Credit Card. Soon all these milk producers will be linked with the Kisan Credit Card.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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Field preparation and soil treatment in water melon before sowing

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Field preparation and soil treatment in water melon before sowing
  • The land should be properly prepared by ploughing  according to the need and it is advisable to make small beds simultaneously. 
  • In heavy soils, seeds should be sown without a lump. The sandy soil does not require much tillage. 3-4 ploughing  is sufficient. 
  • Watermelon requires fertilizer. For soil treatment, it should be done by using a soil samridhi kit before sowing. 
  • For this, mix 50 -100 kg FYM or cow dung with compost or field soil, and broadcast it on an empty field before sowing.
  • DAP @ 50 kg / acre + SSP @ 75 kg / acre + Potash @ 75 kg / acre broadcast at the time of sowing.
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