-The Hindu   Farmers being imparted information on the nature of soil in addition to the kind of fertilizers to be used Sangareddy (Andhra Pradesh): Manaiah, a farmer from Sadashivpet in Medak district, has decided to cultivate cotton in the current kharif season and has already submitted his soil sample at the testing laboratory located at the district headquarters. Welcome advice Early this month, Mr Manaiah received a short messaging service (SMS) on his mobile...

-The New Indian Express   KARIMNAGAR: With a weak monsoon predicted for this season by weather officials, Farmers who want to prepare for Kharif are in a fix. Upland area Farmers in Husnabad, Illanthakunta, Sircilla, Bheemdeverapalli, Elkathurthy and some other mandals are facing a miserable situation as they have to depend on rain god and borewells in the absence of irrigation facility. Those Farmers in other areas and depending on canals, local tanks...

-The Hindustan Times   Faridkot: When it comes to paddy transplantation, the migrant labour from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and some other states, contributes a lot to meet the acute labour crisis in the region. It is another possible reason that, perhaps, distracts the Farmers from the direct sowing of rice (DSR), otherwise, if the migrant labour is not available for paddy transplantation, Farmers may be forced to shift towards the technique. "A large...

-The New Indian Express   RAICHUR: The rains have let down the Farmers of the district who are unable to start ploughing or sowing, particularly in rain-fed areas. Of the three lakh hectares of cultivable area, sowing has not started in even a single hectare. Of the 1,64,950 hectares of rain-fed areas, 1,42,150 hectares are irrigated by Tungabhadra left bank canal (Tungabhadra river) and Narayanpur right bank canal (Krishna river), but thanks to the...

-Press Information Bureau   Mr. Peter Kenmore, FAO Representative in India called on the Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh here today to apprise him of the work done by FAO globally, and in India towards ensuring food security, price stability, family farming and responsible agriculture especially in the context of challenges on account of climate change. Mr Kenmore also discussed the international programmes and interventions of FAO, especially in locust control,...