The Latest Breaking News from Agriculture

In Anantapur, Joint Collector Ketan Garg suggested farmers cultivate pulses that consume less water due to poor rainfall. He encouraged farmers to stay away from crops like rice and maize that require more water. Field officials were tasked with educating farmers and promoting crops like ragi and korralu. Zilla Parishad…

Kerala Agricultural University's Rice Research Station at Mankombu in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, has been renamed M.S. Swaminathan Rice Research Centre in memory of agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan. Agriculture Minister P. Prasad praised Swaminathan's contributions and said the government would support the activities of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation. Established in 1940,…

The House easily passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending measure that would continue to fund the government into the new year.

Congress’ Rahul Gandhi kept public focus on viral video clips of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s son Devendra Singh Tomar “discussing transactions” worth hundreds of crores of rupees

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt wants the supermarkets to do more about dropping meat prices but hasn't supported calls for the ACCC to investigate.

GOP speaker proposes to extend spending for some agencies to mid-January and others into February as a partial shutdown deadline nears.

House Republicans are aiming to reach a consensus this week on a stopgap funding measure that would get a vote next week.

An IT professional, Sameer P. from Mannar in Kerala ventured into paddy farming by chance four yrs ago and has made it big, expanding cultivation to 320 acres. He launched 'Gramam' brand, is eligible for insurance claim and is a model farmer.

Admitting that the farmers in the State were reeling under a severe financial crisis owing mainly to the drought that had hit most of the State, Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvaraya Swamy said that the decision on the disbursement of drought relief would be taken by the Cabinet in its meeting…