Agriculture
18.5 tons apple juice concentrate missing from HPMC Parwanoo store
Shimla: In a shocking revelation, at least 18.5 metric tons (MT) of apple juice concentrate (AJC) is missing from Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing...
IIT Mandi develops application to detect Potato blight from photograph of...
The computer application developed by the researchers using computational model to detect blight in potato leaf images. IIT Mandi now working on converting the...
How to protect and treat apple root rot?
Shimla: Apple plant root rot disease is a common disease in apple plants in the Shimla district region. Every year, apple growers’ complain about...
Shimla based firm to make apple cider vinegar on Nauni varsity...
Nauni/Solan: Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Shimla based food processing company for the...
Commission agent arrested for not paying Rs 75 lakhs to orchardists
Solan: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) of CID has arrested a commission agent from Solan for alleged non-payment of more than Rs 75 lakhs...
Natural Farming to double the income of farmers: CM confident
Shimla: To double the income of the farmers by end of 2022, the Himachal Pradesh government is promoting natural farming in a big way. The...
Shimla district to produce 1.98 crore apple boxes in 2021
Shimla: About 1.98 crores apple boxes are estimated to be produced in the Shimla district during the upcoming apple season. This has been stated...
Himachal promoting conservation and cultivation of medicinal plants
With the recent upsurge of preference for natural products, there has been a revival of interest in medicinal plants in the international markets. Medicinal...
HPMC hikes cartons prices, apple growers demand immediate withdrawal
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Ltd. (HPMC) has increased the prices of the packaging material of apple. The HPMC has...
How to manage Scab, premature leaf fall? Horticulture varsity issues advisory
Solan: Scab is one of the serious disease in apple fruits. Apple scab generally attacks both leaves and fruit. The fungal disease forms pale...
Summer Pruning tips by Horticulture University
Nauni/Solan: Apple fruit trees must be pruned every year, usually during the dormant period and growers are following the manual for since long. However, lately,...
Amazon to buy fruits and vegetables directly from farmers in Shimla...
Shimla: E-commerce giant Amazon will soon be buying fruits and vegetables directly from the farmers and orchardists of Shimla district at their doorsteps. With the...
