Intercropping is a method of crop production which ensures high yield. It is a practice of growing two or more than two crops simultaneously on the same field. By following intercropping, farmers can reduce soil erosion, pests and disease incidence and increase space, fertilizers and water use efficiency. One of the common examples of an … Read more
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) is a perennial leguminous crop that fixes nitrogen in the soil and is often cultivated as a cover crop. It is a good agricultural practice to plant a field with alfalfa every few years to replenish the lost nitrogen from the soil. Cereal crops exhaust high amounts of nitrogen from the soil. … Read more
Earth Observation Satellites have been orbiting our planet for decades now. Being human eyes in space, they enable an array of possibilities never available before, including monitoring climate change and locating and tracking the effects of human-made and natural disasters. But a special domain that satellites cater to is agriculture. With the need to produce … Read more
American farming game based on the Iowa landscape and developed by SquadBuilt Inc. has been released on 24 November, 2023 for Android and iOS. To experience a realistic agricultural landscape, hog barns, feedlots, farrowing pens, and pastures you can install this game from the Play Store on Android and the App Store app on the Apple … Read more
Hosted by the Maharashtra Nurserymen’s Association in partnership with the Association of Environmental Horticulture and Vasu Events and Hospitality, HortiProIndia 2023, an international exhibition and conference for floriculture and horticulture in Pune, India, started from November 23 to 26 at the Agriculture College Ground in Sinchan Nagar. It is open to the public from 10 … Read more
The climatic requirement to raise turkey birds varies among different breeds of turkey. In general, turkey can survive well at 40 to 75° F. They are large, densely feathered birds due to which they can survive extreme winters when fed well and kept in a shelter. However, under starvation or without food they can barely … Read more
In general, turkey takes about 14 to 20 weeks from hatching to harvesting for meat purposes. However, some heritage breeds of Turkey can even take 25 to 30 weeks from hatching to harvesting. They are popular to raise for Thanksgiving dinner and a great addition to the barnyard. Domesticated turkeys (Meleagaris galloparo) can live up to … Read more
The method of cross-breeding is commonly used for improving cattle breeds because it increases fertility, longevity, feed efficiency and disease resistance in cattle. Frieswal, developed by ICAR, Meerut is a classic example of cross-bred cattle. It is a cross between native cattle Sahiwal and exotic cattle Holstein Friesian. Crossbreeding is the process of mating two … Read more
The rice crop (Oryza sativa) also known as paddy is a kharif crop that requires a hot and humid climate. It is a water-intensive crop and hence needs an average annual rainfall between 175 to 300 centimeters. Temperature ranges from 21 to 37º Celsius and sandy loam to clay loam soils with pH around 5.5 … Read more
The agriculture of Darjeeling Hill has now taken a new turn. Now the cultivation of the world’s most valuable spice, Saffron, has started here and it has been made successful by the Centre for Floriculture and Agri-Business Management (COFAM) department of North Bengal University in Siliguri. The first success in this farming has been achieved … Read more
