Crop care and Management

This category contains articles focusing on crop care and management

• CLASS Analytical Tool to Help Settlement of Crop Loss Claims in 7 days

  Farmers were growing dissatisfied with the length of time it took to settle their claims, so Agrotech conducted a pilot project in Uttar Pradesh and presented it to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.…

• Godaam Innovation’s New Technology Can Help In Reducing Onion Crop Wastage Up to 50%

  Learn all about the new technology which can help farmers reduce onion crop wastage.…

• Importance of Balanced Use of Zinc for Higher Crop Production Explained in Training Program Organized by MPUAT

  The Farmers Interaction Meet Cum Training Programme on the balanced use of Zinc for higher crop production and income was organized on 8th March 2022 at the Directorate of Research, MPUAT.…

• Insect Farming Can Prove to be an Added advantage for Crop Production

  Insect farming generates a consistent supply of waste products that may be utilized to enrich soils and boost crop growth, research says.…

• Growing Hope: Covering Crops in Red Plastic can Increase Yields by up to 37%

  A simple, low-cost technique could assist to increase food output and even allow crops to be grown in different locations to reduce food miles.…

• Uses and Benefits of Wood Ash in the Garden

  Winters are here and if you ever burn firewood to feel that warmth on a chilly night, then don’t throw the ashes, instead use it in your garden. There are so many surprising ways you can use wood ashes around your garden and home.…

• Pesticide Sales Lawsuit Will be Settled as Amazon Ready to Pay $2.5 Million

  Washington State Attorney General’s Office had claimed that the company allowed industrial-grade pesticides to be sold illegally through its online marketplace. Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle this lawsuit.…

• 6 House Plants for your Home Office to Relieve Stress

  The WFH from a green- space will boost your concentration, capability, creativity and also reduce stress. It doesn’t require a lot of money, but need proper planning and arrangements to create a green workspace for you at home.…

• Ask These Questions to Yourself Before Starting A Multi-Fruit Backyard Orchard

  If you’re feeling ready to start your backyard orchard experience? Take a little break before diving in too quickly as it could lead to mistakes. Due to these reasons, it is best to start by asking the following questions to yourself:…

• Why Farmers Growing Potatoes, Tomatoes Must Take Extra Precautions; Know From Agri Expert

  The terrible famine of Ireland, which occurred in the year 1945, was the result of the destruction of the entire potato crop due to this disease.…

• Kerala Court Grants Permission to 12 Farmers Including a Catholic Nun to Cull Wild Boars

  The Kerala High Court recently granted permission to 12 farmers in the Kozhikode area to kill crop-raiding wild boars.…

• FCI and CWC Working Together on Advanced Crop Storage

  According to the minister, a cluster-based method to agri produce marketing and exports would assist lower production costs without sacrificing quality. He believes that rubber and specialty goods from various states have enormous potential.…

• EPA Bans Use of Chlorpyrifos Linked To Health Issues in Children

  After a federal appeals court ordered the government to evaluate whether the pesticide is safe or should be banned in April, the EPA took action.…

• Top 7 Ways to Increase Crop Yield

  The articles talks of smart ways to increase crop yield.…

• Trade Advice Notice: Dicamba in the product XtendiMax 2 Herbicide with VapourGrip Technology for use on XtendFlex cotton

  The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) is an independent statutory authority with responsibility for assessing and approving agricultural and veterinary chemical products prior to their sale and use in Australia.…

• Farmers Orientation Program Organised in Baraut, Uttar Pradesh

  A training program of a select 35 candidates was initiated at the Jay Bajrang Pratishtan under Agri Clinics & Agri Business Centre’s Scheme on 15th July, 2021 at Baraut, Uttar Pradesh.…

• APVMA Set to Approve Fluazaindolizine After Dietary Study in Dogs

  The APVMA (Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority) has evaluated the chemistry aspects of active constituent fluazaindolizine (physico-chemical properties, stability, identification, manufacturing process, quality control procedures, batch analysis results and analytical methods) and found them to be acceptable.…

• USDA Awards $12 Million in Record-Breaking Farm to School Grants

  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $12 million in Farm to School Grants this year, announcing awards to 176 grantees, the most projects funded since the program began in 2013.…

• Woman Farmer Kavita Shivkiran of Nagaur (Rajasthan) Gets “Mahila Kisan Biotech Fellowship"

  Kavita Shivkiran of Balaya village in Nagaur district has been awarded “Mahila Kisan Biotech Fellowship” under the mission program on Biotech-Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (Biotech-KISAN for Western Dry Region) of the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India.…

• EPA’s Safer Choice Program Highlighted in Sustainable Shopping Initiative

  Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly initiative has announced that it now includes cleaning and other products certified by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice program. Safer Choice is now one of 30 sustainability certifications highlighted under Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly initiative which helps customers shop…

• Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements

  Biden-Harris Administration Invests $307 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 34 States and Puerto Rico. Water Infrastructure Projects to Address Barriers Communities of Colour Face Accessing Public Health in Rural America.…

• Commemorating Dr. CD Mayee’s 75th Birthday - Memoir Book Release

  South Asia Biotechnology Centre, the Mayee family & Agrovision Foundation, Nagpur, Maharashtra are organising a book release to commemorate the 𝟳𝟱th 𝗕𝗜𝗥𝗧𝗛𝗗𝗔𝗬 of Dr. C.D. Mayee.…

• Biofertilizers Specifications Amended under FCO 1985

  The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has notified amends to the FCO 1985 with respect to analysis reporting time frames and specifications of biofertilizers.…

• Waste to Energy: The Biological Way

  Novozymes’ biosolutions to be considered as part of Amager Resource Center’s (ARC) carbon capture project. Novozymes biosolutions to be tested as part of ARC’s official application to the European Union’s Innovation Fund to build a carbon capture facility at ARC’s waste-to-energy plant in Copenhagen, Denmark.…

• GM CASAVA Approved in Kenya

  Kenya National Biosafety Authority approved the release of genetically modified cassava, resistant to Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD)- a common and devastating plant viral disease that destroys the edible roots even when rest of the plant looks healthy and can cause yield losses up to…

• EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood, Climate Resilience

  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $569 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan for a project to increase climate resilience for communities in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area by reducing flood risks. This project will provide critical health and the environmental…

• VC SKN Agriculture University, Jobner visits DBT Bioteh Kisan Hub

  Dr JS Sandhu, Vice Chancellor SKN Agriculture University, Jobner; Dr RK Pannu, Ex-Dean, College of Agriculture CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana visited the field office cum tinkering lab of DBT Biotech Kisan Hub for Western Dry Region at South Asia Biotechnology Centre, Jodhpur on…

• EPA Continues to Take Action on PFAS to Protect the Public

  Actions include proposing first-ever reporting requirements under TSCA for a wide range of PFAS chemicals…

• USDA to Invest Over $4 Billion to Strengthen Food System

  Investments Will Support Biden Administration’s Effort to Strengthen Critical Supply Chains…

• Coffee & Cocoa Protecting the Ecosystem - The Mexican Way

  In the Mexican highlands of Chiapas, coffee cultivation is resuming after a rust crisis. A disease caused by the fungus Hemileia vastatrix, caused the crop to be abandoned in much of the region. Today, with 20 community nurseries and techniques such as the vermicompost leachate,…

• Impact of Climate Change on Plant Pests

  A global challenge to prevent and mitigate plant pest risks in agriculture, forestry and ecosystems…

• NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund

  NFWF’s Chesapeake Bay Stewardship Fund Awards $9.6 Million in Grants to Benefit the Bay Watershed. Grants awarded will support clean water, sustainable agriculture and stormwater infrastructure across the Chesapeake Bay watershed…

• Beer Byproduct Mixed With Manure Proves an Excellent Pesticide – Increases Crop Yields

  Byproducts from the beer and agricultural industry have been shown to reduce numbers of root-knot nematodes and increase yields of lettuce crops.…

• PI Industries Revamps its Management Cadres

  PI Industries appoints Rajnish Sarna as Jt. Managing Director. He has been associated with PI for nearly 25 years and is responsible for the overall transformation of the company over the last several years.…

• Yara North America: Celebrating 75 Years

  The President proposes historic investments to spur new job creation and opportunities in rural America; help restore America’s advantage in agriculture; leverage all of USDA’s expertise to address climate change; and support a stronger nutrition safety net.…

• People Make Mistakes: Lessons Learned From High-Risk Industries Like Pesticides

  Three decades ago, a young graduate Keith Tyrell, Director, PAN UK embarked on a career in environmental and safety management. One of his first jobs was working on the safety systems of highly hazardous industries like oil and gas and chemical plants to ensure that…

• Nepal Launches Digital Soil Map by CIMMYT

  A new digital soil map for Nepal provides access to location-specific information on soil properties for any province, district, municipality or a particular area of interest. The interactive map provides information that will be useful to make new crop- and site-specific fertilizer recommendations for the…

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Shrinking The Stratosphere

  The thickness of the stratosphere has decreased by around 400 meters (1,312 feet) since 1980, and scientists fear that this contraction could reach 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) by 2080. A new study confirms for the first time that the stratosphere has been thinning on a…

• Biostadt India Limited Supports Employees with A Special Covid Care Program

  Biostadt India Limited, a leading company in the agriculture, aquaculture and biostimulants sector, has rolled out special COVID care compensations for its employees across India. During these trying times, human lives have seen more hardship to last a lifetime. As a company with a mission…

• Launch ceremony of the modernized Williams Soil-Agronomic Museum

  The Williams Soil-Agronomic Museum, established in 1934 in Moscow, is one of the largest soil museums of the world. The Museum is located at the Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. The Museum exhibits the diversity of soil samples across the globe from the Arctic to tropical…

• Pre-Harvest Testing Guidance to Bolster Leafy Greens Food Safety

  California Leafy Greens Marketing Association (LGMA) recently endorsed new Pre-Harvest Testing guidance to help improve food safety. Recurring E. coli outbreaks linked to leafy greens have increased industry efforts to better address potential hazards. The new guidance provides parameters to determine risk when leafy greens…

• Lesaffre Acquires Advanced Biological Marketing

  Lesaffre has acquired Van Wert, Ohio-based Advanced Biological Marketing (ABM), a company that specializes in the development of bionutrition products for field crops in the American Midwest. ABM's teams will join those of Agrauxine by Lesaffre, Lesaffre's business unit dedicated to crop protection.…

• Plants Have Bacteria Living Inside Their Cells & We Only Just Noticed

  A study was initiated to assess whether the supposedly axenic plant cell cultures harbored any cultivation-recalcitrant endophytic bacteria (CREB). Adopting live-cell imaging with bright-field, fluorescent and confocal microscopy and bacterial 16S-rRNA gene taxonomic profiling, we report the cytoplasmic association of abundant and diverse CREBs in…

• APVMA Complaints Handling Policy

  The purpose of this document is to provide a statement on the policy position of the APVMA in managing complaints and feedback…

• Breakthrough in Degradable Plastic

  Scientists Develop Biodegradable Plastic That Easily Breaks Down with Just Heat And Water…

• SMEs and Responsible Data Sharing Me Too Registrations

  World Intellectual Property Day 2021 - "IP and SMEs: Taking Your Ideas to Market". To commemorate the day, an event is being held by BASAI jointly with Krishi Jagran on May 7th.…

• What are Biologicals? Do They Provide Sustainable Agriculture Solution?

  The article talks of biologicals.…

• APVMA notifies MRLs amendments

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code (MRL Standard) Amendment Instrument (No. 4) 2021 notified May 4, 2021…

• DDT: Effect passed on to future generations

  New study finds pesticides so strong that women suffer if mothers or even grandmothers were exposed decades before.…

• Epsom Salt as a Remedy for Plant Fungus?

  Epsom salts are not actually salt, but a naturally occurring pure mineral compound comprised of magnesium and sulfate (MgSO4), and are highly regarded as a solution for a multitude of cosmetic, medical and gardening problems. In a paper published by the Washington State University Puyallup…