THE PLOUGH was thought to be essential tool on the farm in 3000 BC rather even long before. But now with the introduction of modern techniques of sowing and harvesting, use of insecticides, pesticides ...

RICE-wheat is a major cropping pattern of the rice growing areas of the country, occupying about 1.8 million hectares. However, wheat yield in rice-growing areas are lower than that of the ...

The Manitoba North Dakota Zero Tillage Farmers Association has changed its name to Northern Prairies Ag Innovation Alliance. The new name better reflects the organization's goals and geographic scope, ...

Q: Can you please share your views on zero tillage? A: Assuming we are talking about the home garden, let’s first define what zero tillage means. Traditionally, gardeners turn over or till their beds ...

Farmers in Western Australia's wheatbelt and great southern are being urged to try a 'zero tillage' farming system to test whether it improves their crop yields. The Grains Research and Development ...

The impact of reduced and zero tillage on activity and abundance of slugs in winter oilseed rape has been investigated in a field trial from autumn 1995 till autumn 1997. In this trial, non-inversive ...

Zero tillage concept caught up in Guntur district in the coastal belt from Duggirala to Repalle in Tenali Revenue Division, which literally revolutionised the agricultural practices and economy of ...

A farmer in Tadkal, Veeresham, mentions he has been cultivating paddy for the last four years, but this year he planted maize as a second crop using the zero tillage technique. SANGAREDDY: In the ...

With the Department of Agriculture sensitising famers to the stubble burning menace, the zero tillage drill technology has started gaining popularity among the farmers in the district. The district ...

"Resource conserving technologies using locally available resources encompasses practices that enhance resource or input-use efficiency. It said that farmers in the northeast needs to practice ...