Weather Forecast its impact on crop

Weather

Today we will read about the weather forecast for the next three days 1-3 September 2020

AIC will insure crop in MP

Agriculture Insurance Company of India Limited will insure crops in Madhya Pradesh. The Shivraj government has fixed the Crop Insurance Company for the Kharif 2020 and Rabi 2020 - 21 seasons. Under the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme, the government had floated tenders for the insurance of crops four times. Crop insurance will now be the responsibility of this insurance company in the entire state.

Punjab Govt. Rejects the GOI ordinance

The Punjab Assembly on Friday passed a resolution on behalf of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, rejecting three agriculture ordinances and possible power amendment bills issued by the central government.

Farmers worried about the cotton health?

Farmers have no choice to wait and watch. Once they were waiting for rain now the situation is their crop is affecting due to excess rain in some areas. But, Till now in some areas, the low rainfall occurs and farmers' crops are under pest infection. And the crop health is decreasing day by day and the leaves of cotton were drying and dropping.

Due to crop diseases in the cotton crop in the region, the crop of the farmers has deteriorated.

Wheat and Barley New varieties for Farmers

The central government is working hard to double the income of farmers by 2022. Taking another step in this direction, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute has developed 10 wheat and a new variety of barley. Its yield will not only be very good, but it will be 15 to 20 percent more in addition to being disease resistant.

The Kharif area of Paddy and Cotton Increased 2020-21

According to the Govt of India, the sowing of Kharif crops are increased. The area of sowing is increase due to the good rainfall in different states during 2020-21. 

Paddy

The area of Paddy till 21-08-2020 as follows 

Business of agricultural exports continued in corona lockdown

Corona Impact

We are aware of the corona in worldwide. This corona destroys the whole world business market and jobs of many people. But we have seen that its impacts on many business, and they need some time to recover the loss. 

Online Registration For Paddy Procurement

Paddy Procurement Registration

Uttar Pradesh Govt will buy the paddy from the farmers. And the registration for paddy is going to start. Farmers can sell their paddy at MSP to Uttar Pradesh Govt. 

PM Modi Scheme in Agriculture sector will be implemented in Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Agriculture

Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan participated in a detailed discussion with the Union Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar on the implementation of the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund from the video conference yesterday. 

Soybean Farmers Suffering Crop Damage

Soybean Crop loss

In Kharif season every state has its own special crop and most of the farmers were depending on the weather. Monsoon is very important for farmers. Due to low rain in Madhya Pradesh, the farmers have to face a problem in the soybean crops. The soybean crop is turning yellow and the flower is dropping. The standing soybean crop do not have the pods. The farmers were worried about the situation of the crop. 

Today Mandi Will be closed in these states?

Mandi and farmers

Mandis in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Chandigarh will be completely closed on August 21, 2020, in protest against the new ordinance of the Central Government. If the government does not withdraw its adhering and anti-farmer decree then after that the Mandis will be closed indefinitely from October all over the country. Traders, farmers, and laborers will take to the streets to oppose the central government.

UP Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap assured farmers and order to cancel licence of shopkeepers

In Uttar Pradesh, the state agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi assured the farmers that the stock of urea is sufficient for the farmers in the state and there will be no shortage of urea in the state. The Agriculture Minister also ordered the officials to cancel the licenses of the shopkeepers selling urea at high prices to the farmers in the districts.

Why farmers life is at risk due to Pesticides?

Pesticides 

In India, due to pesticides and insecticides use the life of a farmer is under risk.  Dr. Shekhar of Vaishampayan Memorial Government Medical College (VMGMC), Maharashtra, has been witnessing increasing cases of pesticide poisoning among farmers between July and October in his hospital for the last three years. This season is of cotton cultivation. In Maharashtra, farmers and their families are most vulnerable due to the high use of pesticides in cotton farming.

How to increase yield of Cotton?

Cotton

Cotton is a very important crop for Indian farmers. Where they have some expectations to recover the loss of the previous crop and get some profit. Cotton is the second largest growing crop in Northern and central India after paddy in the Kharif season. 

International Market Facility for agriculture Produce: Telangana

Agriculture

The Govt of Telangana has taken one step to the farmer's side and promote the farmers and its produce in International Market. Where the central Govt passes three ordinances for farmers which are not in favor of farmers but central govt claims that they are good for them. Farmers need the MSP rule in these ordinances to secure their produce. 

How Low Monsoon Affect Farmers?

Low Monsoon 2020

According to the Skymet Weathersys, Madhya Pradesh has received less than normal monsoon rainfall so far. Between 1 June and 14 August, western Madhya Pradesh received 9% less rainfall. Situations have improved in East Madhya Pradesh and are now down by 9% as compared to last week's 15% decrease. 

Punjab Govt Banned more Agro-chemicals

Punjab CM Banned Agro Chemicals

In India and the international market, there are different agrochemicals products which are used by the farmers. Now govt had started the testing and monitoring the chemicals. Before 2 months Govt had banned 27 products and now Punjab Govt had banned some agrochemicals.

GOI three Ordinance for farmers is Good or Bad?

A Farmer against Govt

GOI passed the three ordinances approved at a cabinet meeting which was held on June 3. This decision is after the COVID-19 situation in India and wants to boost the benefit of Indian farmers and transform the agricultural sector. 

Agriculture Sector is Improving after Covid-19

 The country's economy is coming back from the shock of the COVID-19 epidemic and it is visible from the performance of sectors like everyday work goods (FMCG). Agriculture, Food, and Public Distribution Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey said that FMCG sales have returned to around 85 percent of the level before Kovid, which is an important indicator.

He said in a FICCI webinar that Indian agricultural production, worth about $ 264 billion, is leading the reform. He said that during the Rabi crop this year, about 12 percent more purchases have been made, which is about 590 lakh tonnes. It has brought more than one lakh crore rupees in the hands of farmers and the purchase of Kharif has broken all records.

Farmers worried about drought, flood, Crop Pests and Disease!!

Farmers Problem Burden

This time farmers are swinging amid heavy rains and drought. Where this crisis is not there, farmers are distressed due to the attack of pests and diseases. Farmers in western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan are upset due to lack of rain. The standing paddy crop in the fields is drying up. Apart from here, there are many areas where the crop is submerged in floods.

PM Modi Scheme for Farmers and Agri Startup

PM Narendra Modi on 09-August-2020 Sunday launched a financing facility of Rs 1 lakh crore under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund. This fund will help the agri-entrepreneurs, startups, and farmer groups for post-harvest management.

Urad (Black gram) Farming Method Changed?

The way of farming of Urad changed, the agriculture department will also motivate the farmers on getting good production from the cultivation of ridges and furrow method

Heavy rain India during next few days?

Heavy rain

Weather is very important for crops and farmers especially in the monsoon season. Most of the farmers crop totally depends on rain and weather. During the last few days heavy to very heavy rain observed in Southern and well as eastern parts of the country.  Light to moderate rain observed in Northern Western and central parts of the country. In the Northern Zone, some parts were too hot and dry.   

Let’s talk about the weather forecasts during the next few days and then weather impacts on crops. 

White fly attack over Cotton Crop

Whitefly in cotton

After a long time, farmers have to face a big problem in cotton crops due to the whitefly insect. Cotton growing farmers were very happy to see the crop health before a few weeks ago but now whitefly is a major problem in cotton-growing farmers.

Identification of whitefly?

They have three stages Nymph, Pupa, and Adult. In Nymph they were greenish-yellow with an oval outline and when reaching the Pupa stage they preset at under surface of leaves and finally at an Adult stage the insect body is yellow with white bloom fly.

Symptoms of damage?

On the leaves chlorotic spots and irregular yellowing of leaves tissue. After some days the leaves and veins were dying and defoliation of leaves. When the pests population is high its damages the whole crop from 15-25 percent loss in yield. The bools and buds of crop poor in growth and opening. And transmit the plants leaves into leaf curl virus.  

More About whitefly and favorable conditions you can watch this video

This pest mostly attacks at high humidity and high-temperature areas like Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and some parts of Maharashtra. Whitefly attacks those cotton crops where low rainfall occurs in monsoon season. They can not manage easily if the population is 10 per leaf. We have to manage them with the chemical methods. But it can be controlled by organically like a spray of neem oil-based products.

Management of Whitefly

They can be controlled by spraying anyone below insecticides.

Acetamiprid 1g/l 

Ulala( Flamicamid) 80gram/Acre

Lano(Phyrifoxifen) 400-500 ml/Acre

Polo( Difenthorofen) 20g/acre

Acephate+ Imida

Fipronil 

SLR 525

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How to apply nutrient to cotton at low cost?

Cotton

Cotton is a very important crop in the Kharif season, especially in Northern and Western India. Most of the farmers are depending on cotton crops used as a cash crop because the production and MSP of the crop are good. The cotton crop needs different macro and micronutrients to their growth and development. 

Rs 30.39 crore was released to the farmers to compensate the crop loss

Wheat Crop Damage

Despite the good monsoon in the year 2019-20 in the country, due to unseasonal rains and hailstorms in many states, the crops of farmers were severely damaged. Compensation for crop loss is being distributed to farmers in different states under the scheme.

Govt Support New Start-ups In Agriculture

The Modi government, like other sectors of the economy, has decided to financially support agriculture-related startups to promote innovation in agriculture. In the first phase of the current financial year, 112 start-ups in the fields of agro-processing, food technology, and value addition will be provided by the government in installments of more than Rs 11.85 crores, this information by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare provided on Friday.