What is Integrated Pest Management and its main measures

19/03/2022Posted on
What is Integrated Pest Management and its main measures

  • Integrated pest management (IPM) is the equitable use of more and more methods capable of keeping the damage caused by pests, diseases and weeds, etc., which damage crops below the economic level. In this eco-friendly practical, mechanical, biological and chemical plant protection activities are used interchangeably when necessary.

Major Measures:

  • Practical control includes deep tillage, adoption of crop rotation, seed and plant treatment, timely sowing, use of resistant varieties, weed control, proper use of nutrients and irrigation water etc.

  • In mechanical control, install light traps and pheromone traps, destroy disease and insect affected parts etc.

  • Use of predatory and parasitic insects in biological activities.

  • In chemical control, in the presence of predatory and parasitic insects, in order to protect them, use relatively safe insecticidal chemicals only when there is more outbreak of pests than the economic limit.

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Benefits of planting cowpea crop as fodder in summer

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Benefits of planting cowpea crop as fodder in summer

  • During the summer season, the problem of green fodder for livestock increases, to avoid this situation the livestock owner should sow cowpea.

  • Cowpea is used as nutritious fodder for animals. 

  • Cowpea is the quickest growing pulses fodder crop,

  • The cowpea crop is more nutritious and fully digestible and the grass is mixed with it during sowing which also increases its nutritional value.

  • Cowpea is also served as a vegetable and as the availability of green vegetables is reduced during the rainy days, the production of cowpea for green vegetables brings good profits to the farmers.

  • Apart from this, cowpea is also a leguminous crop that increases the availability of a nutrient called nitrogen in the soil.

  • For summer crops, farmers can sow it in the month of March-April.

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Latest updates on the storm in the Bay of Bengal, there will be rain in many areas

19/03/2022Posted on

A cyclonic storm is likely to form in the Bay of Bengal very soon. Its impact will be most visible on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. On March 19, 20 and 21, strong winds with heavy rain may occur over Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Rain and snow are possible once again in the mountains. Central and North India may get some relief from the heatwave.

Source: Skymet Weather

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The farmers of this state got the gift of loan waiver on Holi

18/03/2022Posted on
The farmers of this state got the gift of loan waiver on Holi

Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar has announced several schemes in the interest of farmers. One of these schemes is about loan waivers of farmers. Which is for all the farmers of the state who have availed loans from the Land Development Bank. With the help of this, now the debt-ridden farmers will get relief from loan waivers.

Under this scheme, the loan taken by the farmers on their crops will be paid by the government. With the help of this, 34,788 farmers of the state will get freedom from debt. Although earlier the government had announced an incentive of Rs 50,000 to repay the loans of farmers in the first budget of the year 2020, during that time the scheme could not be implemented due to financial constraints.

At present, the state government has promised to complete this scheme to improve the economic condition of the farmers. Along with this, the government has announced to give zero percent interest loan to 43,112 lakh farmers in 2022-23. With the help of this, farmers of every section of the state will get a lot of help in farming.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Bio-pesticides will be made from cow urine in Chhattisgarh

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Bio-pesticides will be made from cow urine in Chhattisgarh

After making vermicompost manure, electricity and herbal paint from cow dung, the Chhattisgarh government is now going to make organic pesticides from cow urine. Its main objective is to promote organic farming to make agriculture fertile.

Let us inform you that positive results have been found in the cultivation of vermicompost and super compost manure in the state. As a result, the government is now trying to bring cow urine as an alternative to chemical fertilizers and toxic pesticides. Under this scheme, farmers’ dependence on chemical pesticides will end, as well as income will increase by reducing the cost of farming.

According to reports, if the Chhattisgarh government is successful in making pesticides from cow urine, then this unique initiative of the state will lead to the production of organic pesticides on a large scale. Which will work as a revolution in organic farming.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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How to keep the wheat crop stored in the warehouse safe from rats

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How to keep the wheat crop stored in the warehouse safe from rats

  • Wheat crops are being harvested continuously at this time. In the meantime, farmers store their wheat crop in the warehouse instead of selling it in the market.

  • Rats are the biggest problem in wheat stock.

  • To avoid this, it is very important to keep the following things in mind before storage-

  • Clean the store before keeping the wheat crop in the storage. 

  • If there is already an infestation of rats in the store, it is crucial to de-infest the place before storing.

  • If there is an attack of rats after wheat storage, then rats can be controlled by mixing medicine in wheat or gram flour.

  • Mixing one gram of zinc phosphide and nineteen grams of sattu or flour with a little mustard oil and making a tablet of about 10 grams should be kept in the number of rats on the way.

  • The rat is of suspicious nature. Therefore, the poisonous feed, rat feed and pellet should be kept alternately.

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There is a possibility of a storm in the Bay of Bengal, see where it will be affected?

18/03/2022Posted on
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The opposite cyclonic circulation over West Rajasthan has started weakening, due to which the direction of the winds will change. And the temperature will drop in Telangana including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. The deep low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal will soon become a depression that may intensify further into a cyclonic storm.

Source: Skymet Weather

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