Livestock plays important role in rural economics. Every farmer rear at least 1 or 2 ruminants for regular income. It is necessary to maintain health of the animals for continual production potential. Preventive health care strategies involve regular physical examination, essential deworming, timely vaccination and daily watch. Preventive vaccinations regularly essential to avoid spread […]
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Pasture and PondIn these Five formulas, pre-cultivation of land, use of improved seeds and maintaining the right number of plants per hectare, balanced fertilizer management, irrigation management, and crop protection. 1. Pre Cultivation of Land: Deep ploughing should be done every two to three years in medium or thick soils. After the first and second rains
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Crop Production Technologies, General AgricultureKishorkumar Deshmukh from Atpadi (District Sangli) has successfully implemented mechanization in his pomegranate and vegetable cultivation. By utilizing equipment such as mulching paper applicators, rotavators, and bed makers, he has achieved significant savings in time, labour costs, and physical effort. Furthermore, he has created an additional source of income by renting out this machinery. Atpadi,
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Farmers Success StoriesSoil testing, land preparation, seed procurement, ensuring the availability of organic/chemical/bio-fertilizers, storage of pesticides, repairing of sowing tools and implements, all these aspects are included in the preparation for the Kharif season. Soil Testing: Conducting soil testing is absolutely essential to determine the precise levels of nutrients contained in the soil. Similarly, the amount of
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Crop Production Technologies, General AgricultureMr. Bajirao Eknath Nathe, a tribal farmer from Takeghoti in the Igatpuri taluka of Nashik district, has 1 hectare and 10 gunthas (approximately 2.75 acres) of agricultural land. For the past eight-nine years, Mr. Nathe has been cultivating this land using the Sagunaa Regenerative Technique (SRT), primarily growing crops such as rice, wheat, chickpea, groundnut,
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