All seems to be well on the farm production front. The Government will soon announce the fourth advance estimate of crop production for 2007-08...

A warm winter, overflowing stocks and a rather bleak possibility of private purchase amid falling global prices, all''s not well with Punjab''s wheat crop this year.

Call it the paradox of timing clear skies when the farmers looked up for rains and it poured when they wanted the sun....

Along with experiencing a bumper wheat crop this season, farmers in Uttar Pradesh are also forced to sell their produce for as low as Rs 910 per quintal...

Spiralling aflatoxin levels in groundnuts are giving nightmares to exporters in Gujarat, which accounts for over 50 per cent kernel exports from India.

While a majority of wheat farmers in Punjab and Haryana are ruing the loss of yield, all those who went for organic and natural farming this time are a happy lot.

The Himachal apples will not taste as they used to do in the best days of their harvests.

With large parts of the country being declared drought-hit, the need for a safeguard against vagaries of nature is being felt like never before.

Agricultural scientists from ten states have embarked on a hunt to trace and isolate five harmful "invasive weeds" which made their...

The total area under rice cultivation in Assam, which registered a bumper record production of 40.7 lakh metric tonnes of rice...

When scientists of Sher-e- Kashmir Agricultural University of Agriculture Science and Technology developed short duration wheat and maize...

Punjab is ready for another bumper crop of wheat but has no space to store the harvest. With the existing warehouses bursting at the seams...

With an irrigation project in place, Hesapiri village in Jharkhand is growing even winter crops in summer months....

Assam is counting on boro rice to achieve the target of 46.7 lakh-metric tonnes that it has set for the crop this year.

India stands tall in gloomy world scenario

While sowing of paddy will begin around June 10, cotton sowing started around April 15

But low procurement, no publicity result in marginal benefits for tribals.

The state was chosen for the India-UK study as it is most vulnerable to adverse impacts of climate change

Farmers told crop will be procured at the MSP from only those who register in advance

State accounts for nearly 40% of total area under certified organic farming in India.

The feat has inspired other villagers to write history.

MP hopes to procure 7.4 mn MT wheat this season, three times the target needed to meet its PDS requirement

Incessant rainfall and low temperatures have already caused 60-70% crop loss, likely to breed diseases too

If a MP farmer claims damage relief, govt will buy only what is supposed to remain

Way short of demand, Kashmir promotes sheep farming.

The government is making the seed available to farmers to meet the high demand.

Marta became the top scorer in the history of FIFA World Cups, including the men's tournament, after scoring her 17th overall goal in Brazil's 1-0 win against Italy in the Women's World Cup here.

Peru came from behind to clinch a 3-1 win over Bolivia and keep alive their hopes of progressing to the Copa America knockout stage.

New services, new offers, new alliances and with a little help from technology, brands reimagine their relationship with consumers

Beauty products segment witnesses 0.8% decline in March, says Nielsen

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