Things to remember while taking a soil’s sample

12/03/2021Posted on
Things to remember while taking a soil's sample
  • Do not take samples from the land under the tree, from the meds or the low places, where there is a pile of manure, or where water gets collected.
  • For soil testing, take the sample in such a way that it represents the entire field, at least 500 grams of the sample must be taken. 
  • Remove organic materials such as crop residue, dry leaves, stalks and grasses etc. from the top surface of the soil and choose samples from 8-10 different locations according to the area of the field.
  • Soil sampling should be done from the depth at which the root crop is taken.
  • Soil samples should be collected in a clean bucket or tagari etc.
  • Make sure to label the sample precisely.
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These districts of MP may receive rain in the next 48 hours, know weather forecast

12/03/2021Posted on
Weather report

For the last 24 hours, rain activities have been seen in many states of the country including Madhya Pradesh. These activities can continue even today and tomorrow. These activities will cease from tomorrow onwards. With this, light rain may continue from Sikkim to Arunachal Pradesh. Scattered rains are also expected in Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu including Vidarbha.

Video Source: Skymet Weather

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MP will have maximum wheat procurement on support price in entire country

12/03/2021Posted on
MP will have maximum wheat procurement on support price in entire country

In the meeting of the Central Food and Public Distribution Department, the targets were set by different states of the country to purchase wheat on MSP. In this meeting, Madhya Pradesh has been given a target of purchasing 135 lakh tonnes of wheat. Explain that this goal is the highest among all the states of the country.

After Madhya Pradesh, Punjab has been given a target of buying 130 lakh tonnes of wheat. Among other states, Haryana has been targeted to purchase 80 lakh tonnes, Uttar Pradesh 55 lakh tonnes, Rajasthan 22 lakh tonnes, Uttarakhand 2.20 lakh tonnes, Gujarat 1.5 lakh tonnes and Bihar 1 lakh tonnes.

Source: Krishak Jagat

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How to control Aphid in Green gram

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How to control Aphid in Green gram
  • Aphids are small, soft-bodied small insects that can be yellow, brown, green, or black.
  • They usually suck the sap from the plant by forming groups on the corners of small leaves and twigs and secrete sticky substance (honeydew), which increases the chances of fungal diseases.
  • Leaves and twigs may wither or become yellow due to severe infestation.
  • Spraying of Thiamethoxam 25% WG @ 100 gram/acre or Imidacloprid 17.8 %SL @ 100 ml/acre or  Flonicamid 50% WG @ 60 gram/ acre to protect against aphid.
  • Use Beauveria Bassiana @ 250 gram/acre as biological treatment.
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How to prevent loose smut disease in wheat

11/03/2021Posted on
How to prevent loose smut disease in wheat
  • This is a seed borne disease ,and  it’s caused by a fungus called ustilago segetum.
  • The infected seed appears to be healthy.
  • Symptoms of this disease are visible only when spikes are formed.  In infected plants in spikes black powder ( spores)  found  instead of grains
  •  Which also infects seeds produced in other healthy spikes  by being suspended in the air.
  • Seed  treatment is the best way to control this disease.
  • Apart from this, for the control of this disease use Kasugamycin 5% + Copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 300 gram/acre or Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 63% @ 600 gram/acre or Tebuconazole 10% + Sulfur 65% WG @ 500 gram/acre  
  • Spray Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 250 gram/acre as a biological treatment.
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MP government’s big decision, now agricultural machinery will become cheap

11/03/2021Posted on
agricultural machinery will become cheap in Madhya Pradesh

Combine harvesters, tractors, power tillers and other agricultural implements are highly priced and tax on these instruments is also high, due to which many farmers are unable to use it. In view of this problem of farmers, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has taken a major decision.

In fact, the government of Madhya Pradesh has decided to reduce the huge tax on agricultural implements. In the cabinet meeting held on this issue, it was decided that the tax on agricultural implements has now been reduced by 9%. Explain that earlier, in Madhya Pradesh, farmers had to pay 10% tax on the purchase of agricultural implements, but now it has been reduced to just 1%.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

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Gramophone Super Fasal Program gave good yield to farmer even under adverse conditions

11/03/2021Posted on
Farmer Success story

The farmer can be happy only when the soil of the field is fertile and Gramophone started the Super Fasal Program to assess the health of the soil and provide agricultural assistance to the farmers. Hundreds of farmers have benefited from this program. This not only yielded good yield but also improved the fertility of the soil of the farm.

Farmer of Dhar district Mr. Mukesh Kushwaha got soil tested with the help of this program and removed the existing deficiencies in the soil. By doing this, their agricultural cost was reduced considerably and production was also good. This year the soybean crop of most farmers was destroyed due to the weather, but Mukesh ji got a good yield of 10 quintals / acre under the guidance of Gramophone. Mukesh ji obtained a total of 30 quintals of yield from his 3-acre field.

This story of Mukesh ji is an inspiration for all the farmers. Other farmers can also join Gramophone like Mukesh ji and improve their agriculture. To connect with Gramophone, you can either miss toll free number 18003157566 or login to Gramophone Krishi Mitra app.

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