Chandigarh: Among crop residue management (CRM) machines to be given on subsidy by state govt for ongoing paddy season, Super Seeder continues to be the first choice of farmers in Punjab. Launched ...

New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Crop residue burning in northern India has contributed significantly to air pollution in the national capital region. To stop this practice, researchers have found a non-burning ...

Every day, chota Sidhu wakes up by the sound of his father coughing. “At 6.30 in the morning, abba is already in the field…,” Sidhu murmurs. As he gets up from the rope cot, rubbing his eyes, he sees ...

Agriculture Minister OP Dhankar has directed the officers concerned to launch a special drive through demonstration plots to encourage farmers to adopt sowing of wheat through happy seeder machines in ...

In Punjab, despite strict fines, close monitoring, and even Supreme Court directives, stubble burning remains the farmers' preferred method of disposing of crop residue. A key government ...

PAU's improved surface seeder aids in crop residue management, weed control, and efficient wheat sowing post-paddy harvest, benefiting farmers in Punjab. Punjab Agricultural University’s (PAU) surface ...

Chandigarh: Punjab Agricultural University’s (PAU) recently-developed surface seeder is being touted as a cost-effective and convenient solution to get rid of stubble, buit providing an adequate ...

Of course, understanding the value of a good seed drill to gain the best harvest outcome is the easy bit. Choosing one is a lot harder. Within the wide segment you’ll find mechanical (or gravity-fed) ...

The new seeder was recently demonstrated in collaboration with the Vachan Self-Help Group at Jaladiwal village, Ludhiana, where it was used for dummy wheat sowing The Punjab Agricultural University ...