Agriculture
District Commissioners to assess losses to crops from snow and hailstorm
Shimla: Higher and middle reaches of the state has recently witnessed untimely snowfall and devastating hailstorm, which has substantially destroyed apple and stone fruit...
Untimely snowfall destroys apple and stone fruits in Himachal
Shimla: Unseasoned snowfall in upper regions of the state has damaged apples and stone fruits, resulting in huge losses to the orchardists. Untimely snowfall...
Himachal Govt to open wheat procurement centers
Shimla: Keeping in view the convenience and interests of the farmers, the state government has decided to strengthen wheat procurement by opening wheat procurement...
Hailstorm batters fruit crops in Himachal
Shimla: Heavy hailstorm in upper regions of the state has battered stone fruits and apples, causing huge losses to orchardists. A huge splash of...
1,46,508 hectares of land affected due to less rainfall
Chief Secretary directs Agri and Horticulture Depts to prepare an action plan to tackle drought like situation Shimla: Rain deficiency has affected a large chunk...
Natural Farming gets acceptance, 5,595 hectares under Prakratik Kheti Scheme
Mandi: Natural Farming seems getting acceptance in the state of Himachal Pradesh as natural farming was being done in 5,595 hectares of land under...
e-SANTA to connect aqua farmers and the buyers
New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday virtually inaugurated e-SANTA, an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers...
Farmers trained on pest management in High-Density Apple plantation
Nauni/Solan: Dr Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni has conducted two field training camps for the farmers under the apple cluster...
Horticulture varsity issues advisory to Apple Growers for management of scab
University recommends spray schedule Nauni/Solan: Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni has issued an advisory for management of Apple scab. In its advisory,...
Nauni Varsity gets Soil and Leaf Analysis laboratory
Nauni/Solan: Premier Horticulture University get state-of-the-art Soil and Leaf Analysis laboratory. The laboratory is equipped with the latest equipment like Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, CHNS...
JICA supported Phase-II Crop Diversification Project of Rs. 1010-cr to start...
Shimla: Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar has said that Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is expected to be signed by March-end 2021 for the loan...
Himachal to become self-reliant in seed production: Agri Minister
Scientists, farmers and experts stressed on a strategy to produce quality seed during a two-day workshop Shimla: Agriculture Minister Virender Kanwar hoped to become self-reliant...
