Effect of soil erosion on farming

28/12/2020Posted on
Effect of soil erosion on farming
  • Soil erosion is a natural process
  • When the drops of rainwater fall on the soil very speedly, small particles of soil are scattered, due to which  conditions of erosion are created in the soil.
  • Due to excess erosion of soil ,  soil becomes deficit of nutrients.
  • The yield of the crop due to soil erosion was also affected.
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Vermicompost is very beneficial for your crop

27/12/2020Posted on
Earthworm manure
  • Earthworm manure or vermicompost is an excellent biofertilizer. 
  • It is made by earthworms by decomposing cow dung, vegetation and food waste.
  • Vermicompost manure is a nutrient rich manure
  • By using this manure, the yield of crops can be greatly increased.
  • This manure does not stink and does not pollute the soil and environment.
  • Vermicompost contains 2.5 to 3% nitrogen, 1.5 to 2% sulfur and 1.5 to 2% potash.
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Crop development will be blocked due to untimely rains, know measures for crop growth

27/12/2020Posted on
Crop development will be blocked due to untimely rains, know measures for crop growth

Just as the crops were irrigating continuously and due to sudden rains, the moisture content in the fields is very high, due to which the development of crops is greatly affected, the roots reduce the absorption of essential elements from the ground or do not at all. Due to which the plant turns yellow and the crop growth stops.

For prevention of these problems Must use the following  products. 

Management:  Use  PRO-AMINO MAX  @ 250 ml / acre or MAXX ROOT @ 100 gram/acre as spray, 250 gram / acre as drip treatment and 500 gram / acre as soil treatment. or VIGORMAXX GEL @ 400 gram/acre as spray treatment

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How to control aphid and jassid in potato crop

26/12/2020Posted on
How to control aphid and jassid in potato crop
  • Aphid and jassid come under the category of sucking pests .
  • This insect affects the growth of the plant by sucking the cell sap of the leaves of potato crop
  • The leaf of the affected plant turns yellow and shrinks. In the excessive attack, the leaves dry up and gradually the whole plant dries up.
  • For control spray Imidacloprid 17.8% SL@ 100 ml/acre or Acephate 75 %SP @ 300 gram/acre or  Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 100 gram/acre 
  • As biological treatment use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre
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Farmers will be able to create cold storage in Madhya Pradesh with government assistance

26/12/2020Posted on
Farmers will be able to create cold storage in Madhya Pradesh with government assistance

It has been decided by the Shivraj Singh government of Madhya Pradesh state to provide small cold storage to the farmers at the block level. According to the news, farmers will be given help for cold storage for maintenance of horticulture crops, so that the farmers themselves will be able to preserve their produce.

It is worth noting that at present the government helps to install cold storage with capacity of 5000 MT near big mandis and at district level. But after this new decision, now small farmers will also get the benefit.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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Red mite identification on tomato crop

25/12/2020Posted on
Red mite identification on tomato crop
  • The red spider form a web at lower side of leaves and sucks  the cell sap  of the tomato leaves.
  • The leaf appears yellow from the upper part due to sucking the cell sap. gradually the leaf turns and dries completely.
  • For control of this use Spiromesifen 22.9% SC@ 250 ml/acre or Abamectin 1.9 % EC@ 150 ml/acre or Propargite 57% EC @ 400 ml/acre. 
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Shivraj government is making 30 Mandis of Madhya Pradesh high-tech

25/12/2020Posted on
Shivraj government is making 30 Mandis of Madhya Pradesh high-tech

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has taken an important decision for the farmers. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that all the Agricultural Produce Mandis of the state are being developed. In the first phase, 30 Agricultural Produce Mandis of the state will be made hi-tech.

Farmers will get facilities of warehousing, storage, value addition, cold storage and agri-clinics in hitech mandis. Apart from this, grading machines will also be installed in these high-tech Mandis.

Source: News 18

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What is the Shree vidhi technique of sowing wheat

24/12/2020Posted on
What is the Shree vidhi technique of sowing wheat
  • Shree vidhi technique of wheat has proved to be particularly beneficial for small and marginal farmers
  • It is a method of cultivating wheat, in which high yield is obtained by following the principles of Shree vidhi technique. 
  • It requires a low seed rate, i.e. only 10 kg per acre of seeds.
  • In this method, the seeds are sown after seed treatment.
  • The distance between plant to plant is 8 inch and  row to row is 8 inch
  •  2 to 3 times, weed management is very important
  • The crop is taken care of like a normal (traditional) wheat crop.
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9 crore farmers to get 18 thousand crore rupees on Atal Jayanti

24/12/2020Posted on
9 crore farmers to get 18 thousand crore rupees on Atal Jayanti

Every year on 25 December, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is celebrated. This year, this day is bringing special gifts for the farmers. This time, 18 thousand crore rupees will be sent to the bank account of 9 crore farmers across the country.

These funds are being sent to the farmers under the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana. If we talk about the farmers of Madhya Pradesh, then the amount of this scheme has to be sent to the account of about 78 lakh farmers of the state.

Source: Krishi Jagran

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