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Last date for registration of crop insurance scheme came, register soon and avail benefits

03/06/2020 Wednesday June 3rd, 2020

FasaDue to natural disasters like unseasonal rains, hail, drought, crops of farmers is often affected. The Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme protects farmers from these losses. The final date of the crop insurance scheme for this year has arrived. For Kharif crops, the farmers who want to avail of this benefit should insure their crops by 31 July 2020.

Indebted farmers who do not want to avail of crop insurance facility, can give written notice of it in their bank branch 7 days in advance. Apart from this, non-debtor farmers can also insure their crops. For this, these farmers will have to use CSC, bank, agent, or insurance portal.

How to apply?

You can apply for this through the bank and also online. To apply online, go to the link https://pmfby.gov.in/ and fill the form. For this application, a photo and identification card such as PAN card, driving license, voter ID card, or Aadhaar card is required. Apart from this, a document is also required for address proof, for which the farmer has to show the documents related to farming and the Khasra number. For the truth of the crop that has been sown, a letter of pradhan, patwari, or sarpanch has to be given. A cancellation check has to be given so that the claim amount comes directly into the account.

Source: Krishi Jagran

How to dig and storage Jayad Groundnut

03/06/2020 Monday September 25th, 2023

Jayad groundnut should be dug when the leaves of the plant start turning yellow and veins rise above the peanut bean and the inner parts become brown.
Digging the field with light irrigation and after uprooting the plants from the land, make small bundles and dry them thoroughly in light sun or shade.
Separate peanuts from plants. The mechanical Groundnut Digger is useful for reducing labor loss in groundnut digging.
Careful drying should be done after digging to maintain proper storage and germination capacity in groundnuts as the germination potential declines if the groundnut is dried in strong sunlight.
The moisture content in the matured grains should not exceed 8 to 10% before storage. Otherwise, aspergillus fungi in peanuts cause moisture, which is harmful to human and animal health, due to excess moisture.
Fully dried beans should be stored in a ventilated place. Where they cannot absorb moisture or in each sack, storage by calcium chloride 300 grams per 40 kg seed rate.
Protect from insect moths that are harmful during storage, so that the beans do not get spoiled during storage.

How to protect crops from Locust attack

02/06/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

The locust party lumps the crops within a few hours, as well as eliminates all the greenery of the tree on which it sits. Therefore, upon seeing the locust party without delay, immediately inform the administration.
To remove or drive them out of the area, they should be blown away by blowing sound equipment.
Make a fire in your fields, bursting firecrackers, noising thali, drums, can also make a loud sound by removing the tractor’s silencer.
If you see a bunch of locusts sitting in your fields in the evening, then cultivate the field at night. Apart from this, run the pillar behind the cultivator, iron pipe, or any other similar item through the dam. By doing this, the land behind will be flat again and the locust will die by pressing into it.
The places where the locusts lay eggs can be destroyed by digging or by filling water or plowing. Or Malathion 5% powder should be burnt at @ 10 kg per acre.
Nymphs of locust coming out of the eggs are not able to move in the first and second stages, so they should be destroyed. In the third stage, they start walking in the herd, so dig a trench about 2.5 feet deep and 1 foot wide in the walking direction so that Nymphs of locust fall in it and then destroy it by pressing into the soil.
Locusts can be killed by spraying them with pesticides.
For locust control, Chlorpyrifos 20% EC @ 480 ml or Chlorpyrifos 50% EC @ 200 ml or Deltamethrin 2.8% EC @ 200 ml or Lambda-cyhalothrin 5% EC @ 160 ml or Lambda-cyhalothrin 10% WP @ 80 gm or Malathion 50% EC @ 740 ml pesticides can be used on these locusts @ 200 liters of water per acre.

Good News for Farmers: Increase in Minimum Support Price of 14 Kharif Crops

02/06/2020 Tuesday June 2nd, 2020

In the midst of the Corona crisis, there is great news for farmers. The good news comes from a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Modi yesterday. In this meeting, the minimum support price for 14 crops of Kharif season has been fixed, which has been increased as compared to last year.

The cabinet has fixed MSP of Paddy at Rs 1868, Jowar at Rs 2620, Millet at Rs 2150 per quintal. Besides, MSP of Maize has been fixed at Rs 1850, Peanut Rs 5275, Sunflower Rs 5885, Soybean at Rs 3880 and Cotton’s medium fiber yield at Rs 5515 and long fiber yield at Rs 5825 per quintal.

Significantly, the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), in its report presented before the Union Cabinet recently, recommended raising the support price of 17 kharif crops. Now the Union Cabinet has increased the minimum support price for 14 crops of the Kharif season keeping these recommendations of the CACP.

Source: Zee Business

Nisarg storm will hit Mumbai: heavy rain will occur in Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP

02/06/2020 Tuesday June 2nd, 2020

Just a few days ago, the Amfan cyclone caused a lot of havoc in the Bay of Bengal and now due to a low pressure area over the Arabian Sea, a cyclone named Nisarg is about to start. The cyclone will hit the coasts of Gujarat and Maharashtra at a speed of around 100 kmph passing through the western coasts.

In the 100-year history of cyclonic storms, it has never been seen that a cyclonic storm that develops in the Arabian Sea is formed in June and has hit the shores of Maharashtra. This means that this will be the first cyclone of its kind in a century that is going to hit Mumbai after developing in the Arabian Sea.

The storm will hit Mumbai on June 3 and its impact can be seen in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. Due to this storm, between June 3 and June 5, these areas can get good रेंस.

Source: jagran

Seed treatment will be beneficial in paddy cultivation, know the method of treatment

02/06/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

Fungal and bactericidal pesticides in Paddy control the fungal and bacterial diseases spread by seeds.
To prevent the disease, 1 kg seeds should be treat with 3 gm Carbendazim 12% + Mancozeb 64% or 3 gm Carboxin 37.5% + Thiram 37.5% DS or 3 ml Thiophanate methyl 45% + Pyraclostrobin 5% FS.
After that spread the seeds in a flat shady place and cover them with soaked jute sacks. Spray water over the sacks so that moisture remains. The seed will sprout after 24 hours
Then sowing sprouted seeds evenly. Make sure that the seeds are sown in the evening because high temperature increases the chances of destroying germination.

What is Mycorrhiza and its importance in Chilli

01/06/2020 Monday June 1st, 2020

Mycorrhiza is an organic fertilizer that maintains a connection between fungi and plant roots. In this type of relationship, the fungus becomes dependent on the root of the plants and becomes an important component of soil-life.
The use of mycorrhiza leads to better growth of roots.
Mycorrhiza helps in the availability of phosphorus and other micronutrients from the soil for the plants.
Mycorrhiza increases phosphorus availability from the soil by 60–80%.
Mycorrhiza increases tolerance of the plant to drought by increasing the rate of water absorption by plants. Due to which it helps to keep the plants green.
Hence, it plays an important role in increasing crop yield.

Free vaccination to protect Cow Descent animals from infectious diseases

01/06/2020 Monday June 1st, 2020

Rainfall is coming and you will be aware that during the rainy season there is a fear of spreading many types of infectious diseases. Especially cattle and buffalo descendants are more prone to infectious diseases like Foot and Mouth and Brucella Disease. To prevent this, the central government is now starting a vaccination scheme, which can prevent the disease before it starts.

Under this scheme, all cow and buffalo descendants are to be vaccinated in different states of the country. The Madhya Pradesh government is also going to start vaccination before the onset of rain and about 290 lakh cows and buffalo descendants will be vaccinated here.

A provision of Rs 13 thousand 300 crore has been made for this scheme by the Government of India. Vaccination will be done twice a year under this scheme.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Measures to prevent bacterial leaf spot disease in chilli crop

01/06/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

The field should be free from old crop residues and weeds.
Streptomycin sulfate 90% + tetracycline hydrochloride 10% W / W @ 24 gm / acre or
Kasugamycin 3% SL @ 300 ml / acre or
Spray kasugamycin 5% + copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 250 gm / acre in 200 liters of water.
For this disease by biological means, spray 500 grams Pseudomonas fluorescens and 500 ml Bacillus subtilis in 200 liters of water per acre.
Streptomycin should not be sprayed after fruit formation.

Preventive measures of Bacterial Blight in Cotton crop

31/05/2020 Tuesday January 12th, 2021

To avoid this disease, mix 2 kg of Trichoderma viride in 4 tons FYM and spray it in the field immediately or after the first rain.
Streptomycin sulfate 90% + tetracycline hydrochloride 10% W / W @ 24 gm / acre or
Kasugamycin 3% SL @ 300 ml / acre or
Spray kasugamycin 5% + copper oxychloride 45% WP @ 250 gm / acre in 200 liters of water.
For this disease by biological means, spray 500 grams of Pseudomonas fluorescens and 500 ml of Bacillus subtilis in 200 liters of water per acre.