NEW DELHI: The overall acreage of Rabi (winter-sown) crops increased in 2024-25 compared to the previous crop year, with the sowing of wheat getting more attention compared to oilseeds. The acreage of ...

MUMBAI: The monsoon, which devastated crops and fields in large parts of Marathwada, Ahilyanagar and Solapur, has brought a silver lining for farmers involved in rabi cultivation across the state.

Following the floods in early September that damaged the kharif crop, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has swung into action to restore the nutrient imbalances in the soil in the affected ...

Chennai: The widespread excess rains during the monsoon have taken the rainfall distortion index to its highest positive value in 14 years. While the Kharif crop of states like Telangana, Rajasthan ...

New Delhi: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) will evaluate the potential risks to rabi crops from unusually cold conditions amid expectations of the return of La Niña that is ...

The government on Wednesday announced a 6.59 per cent increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat to Rs 2,585 per quintal for the 2026-27 marketing year. The decision was taken in the ...

Floods in Punjab have devastated standing kharif (summer) crops and are likely to disrupt the upcoming rabi sowing season as well, with fertile topsoil washed away ...

Farmers across the country have planted rabi pulses such as chana and lentils in about 4.5 lakh hectares till October 24, an increase of 2.74 per cent over same period last year’s 4.38 lakh ha. Chana, ...

Mustard sowing in Rajasthan, the largest producing state for the rabi oilseed crop, has started on a strong note with acreages recording an 84 per cent year-on-year increase. Mustard acreages in ...