Faridkot To check excessive extraction of groundwater, the agriculture department will conduct trials of rain gun irrigation method on the fields where paddy is sown through the direct seeding of rice ...

In view of the prevailing severe drought in Andhra Pradesh, the state government has decided to introduce rain guns which are micro irrigation tools to help save standing crops such as pulses, ...

The southwest monsoon is very active in some of the southern States, but the scenario is quite different in Andhra Pradesh, where there are several districts that have recorded deficit rainfall. The ...

Robert Wells – who has more than 35 years’ experience in irrigation – developed and trialled his system on clients’ farms after seeing sprinkler irrigation systems in the Middle East. “As most growers ...

Unlike the knowledge and awareness of the present day, about 25 years ago farmers never knew the effectiveness of water conservation and the need for preserving groundwater by using tubes and buckets ...

Diesel and electricity are the main energy sources used to pump water through irrigation systems. It was, therefore, a double whammy when last year’s high prices hit potato growers in what was one of ...

VIJAYAWADA: While taking stock of agriculture works, irrigation water resources and the rainfall this season to date in the State, the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu stressed the importance of ...

The long awaited rainy season is finally with us and is a great relief to many small scale farmers around the country who depend on the rains for farming. In the dry season, many farms are visibly dry ...

ANANTAPUR: The previous TDP government had launched rain guns to water crops in Anantapur, a district where rains are scanty. Procured at a cost of Rs 29 crore, the equipment is now collecting dust as ...