Ahead of the wheat sowing season, the ‘low availability’ of Di-Ammonium Phosphate, an essential chemical fertiliser for rabi crops, has left the farmers worried. State agriculture director Jaswant Singh, however, denied a shortage of DAP but he was reluctant to share data on the current stock available with the state. Official sources said that in 2023, the central government had …
After recording 63% of total cases of stubble burning in the past one week, the agriculture experts said the coming 10 days are going to be crucial for Punjab as far as the spike in fire incidents is concerned. Of the 2,060 cases, Sangrur reported a maximum of 509 followed by Bathinda 210, Mansa 195, Barnala 189, Ferozepur 146, Faridkot …
