Farmer Sethpal Singh has always innovated, experimented and tried new things on his 15 hectare farm, which is nothing less than a laboratory. The 55-year-old farmer from Nandifirozpur village in Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, was recently awarded the Padma Shri for his enterprise and investigative spirit. Sethpal is very carefulRead More →
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India oi-Madhuri Adnal | Updated: Thursday, January 27, 2022, 4:39 PM [IST] New Delhi, January 27: Abdul Khader Nadakattin, a popular serial innovator from Dharwad, Karnataka, is among the 107 Padma Shri winners announced for the year 2022 in the Others (Popular Innovation) category. Abdul Khader Nadakattin is a serialRead More →
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Follow the Mitchell family throughout the year. Each month, look for updates on family members and the decisions they make on their farm. WINNEBAGO, Ill. — Several generations of Mitchell farmers have managed crops and livestock on land near Winnebago. “Our family has been here since the mid-1800s, and weRead More →
Payday loans are a high-cost form of unsecured credit where you borrow a relatively small amount of money until your next payday. When your boiler is racing in the middle of winter or your car breaks down and you have no savings, a payday loan may seem like the onlyRead More →
Most people who grow rice in the Philippines enter the business through their parents or family networks. That said, anyone can become a rice farmer. Provided your operation is financially sound, growing rice can be a way to lead a prosperous life with better income than you might find inRead More →
A guard attached to Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, shot dead a farmer in Eripa, Boluwaduro Local Government Area, Osun State. The incident happened last weekend in the Odo-Ada district of the city allocated by the city to the deceased and his Tiv tribesmen for agricultural activities. The Tiv man wasRead More →
Humans have been harvesting salt since prehistoric times. Get in on the action by creating a model ocean and harvesting your own coarse flaky salt at home! SECURITY: Use the microwave TIME: 10 minutes, plus 24-48 hours flash time YIELD: Yields about 1 tablespoon of flaky salt ¼ cup distilledRead More →
Khargone/Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Avinash Dangi in Bistan village of Kargone district is a shining example of an ‘Atma Nirbhar’ farmer. With his unique model, he earns a constant income every season. He has worked with his father for 18 years and was named one of the top ten national finalistsRead More →
While the internet is full of articles on the profitability of farming, few give an accurate picture of the challenges farmers face in food production. When done well, farming is profitable. However, the factors that determine whether a farming business is profitable or not may not be within the farmer’sRead More →
National Chairman of the Ghana Coffee Sheanut Farmers Association (National Chief Farmer) Alhaji Alhassan Bukari called on the government to put in place measures to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers this year. He said Ghana’s governments have played a huge role in the success of the cocoa industry by providingRead More →
There was tension in Ayamelum Local Government Area of Anambra State following the horrific murder of Mr Okoye Tagbo, a middle-aged farmer. According to a resident, the remains of the deceased were found in a shallow grave near the scene of the attack, without a head, heart, hands, feet andRead More →
A wheat/wheat/fallow rotation may not be on the minds of many growers, especially those committed to moving a business towards a more regenerative approach. But assuming this season’s trial is a success, that’s the direction an Oxfordshire farm is heading. The rotation envisioned by Ben Adams – who cultivates 400haRead More →
At 25, Msizi Dlomo has had his share of health problems. He lost his hearing the same day he was diagnosed with cancer. Dlomo tells Zolani Sinxo how he found his strength in agriculture. I was born and raised in Kranskop, a town by the Thukela River in KwaZulu-Natal inRead More →
Sweet potatoes, strawberries, collard greens, peppers — if it can grow in Georgian soil, you’ll find it at Kendall Rae Johnson’s Urban Farm. At just 6 years old, Kendall is the youngest certified farmer in the state. Her interest in gardening began three years ago, when she learned how toRead More →
Kent Kaiser | The Detroit News Late last year, the so-called “Michiganders for Fair Lending” launched a ballot initiative that would do anything but make lending fairer in Michigan. They named this monstrosity the “Michigan Payday Loan Interest Rate Cap Initiative,” which would likely drive Michigan lenders out of business,Read More →
Nashik: The district administration recorded a total of 23 farmer suicide cases in 2021, the lowest since 2014.According to the records, of the 23 farmers, relatives of 14 have received government assistance, while two applications are being processed. The administration also denied the claims of seven families. “The number isRead More →
Norwegian aquaculture giant NTS is moving forward with plans to merge its salmon farming subsidiaries Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) and SalmoNor, first announced in September. NRS announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of SalmoNor from NTS, creating theRead More →
Personal loan applications are approved or denied based on a number of factors. All lenders have their own unique underwriting requirements, but these typically include information from the applicant’s credit profile and other factors that demonstrate ability to repay the loan, such as income. Meeting the requirements below does notRead More →
A new year is here again, it’s hard to believe we are in 2022. With a new year comes new possibilities and opportunities for farmers. Just like any business, most opportunities come with their fair share of challenges and 2022 will be no exception. So the 2021 tariff ended onRead More →
Thomas Barnes worked as a cook at a logging camp in northern Minnesota in 1867-68, seasoning beans with salt pork and burying a covered kettle under hot coals overnight. He used reflectors around an open fire to bake pies, cookies, cookies, and even apple jelly pies. “The men of theRead More →
A 23-year-old Island farmer who was still recovering from a serious harvesting accident in October has died following a road accident in Quebec. Ben Van Ginkel’s van hit the back of a semi-trailer truck as it climbed a steep hill in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region on Sunday evening. “The pickup truckRead More →
There are free agricultural machinery and timber management training courses for farmers in Devon and Cornwall. Bridgwater and Taunton College is working with a government-funded program called Train4Tomorrow to offer an Agritech Machinery and Tractor Technology course. The course is open to adults who wish to retrain and acquire practicalRead More →
Express news service THOOTHUKUDI: Never in his strange dreams A Varadharajan from Ayan Vadamalapuram would have imagined that a goodwill gesture from his family would put him in a place. All was well in the early days after his father Alagirisamy and grandmother Kondammal donated 13 cents of land eachRead More →