MULTAN : Public Welfare Organization (PWO), a growers’ body based in Lodhran, paid a visit to Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan for advice from agriculture scientists on cotton crop cultivation and control pest threats. The 45-member delegation, also comprising nine women ...

MULTAN : Agriculture experts have urged growers to harvest sunflower in time for better yield and warned them against birds particularly parrots. The crop is ready for harvest when flowers’ back turns golden, yellow petals drop after dryness, almost half of the green leaf becomes brown and ...

LAHOR : Punjab Agriculture Department has advised the growers to complete paddy sowing till June 20.  A spokesman of the department said on Sunday, that nurseries of Basmati 370, Basmati 385, Basmati Pak, Basmati 2000, super Basmati and Basmati-515 should be sown till June 20 while the sowing ...

LAHORE :-The suitable time for the cultivation of second and third crop of white gourd is from July, August and Oct respectively in plane areas of Punjab. Agriculture experts said that vegetable could be sown in hilly areas during April and May. Heavy loam soil with the capacity of absorbing water ...

LAHORE : Punjab Agriculture Dept has advised paddy growers to use recommended varieties to increase produce. A spokesman  said Air-6, KS-282, KSK-133 and Nayyab Ari-9 should be sown till June 7 while Super Basmati till June 20. He aid that Basmati-370, Basmati-385, Basmati Pak, Basmati-2000 ...

MULTAN The deputy director foods Multan division Sharjeel Mirza has said that the wheat procurement campaign will start from April 22.Talking to journalists here on Thursday, he added that the launching of procurement operation got a little delayed because of unprecedented rains but the ...

LAHORE – Sugarcane Growers Association Convener Javed Malik, in a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi, has said that sugarcane crushing season 2012-13 has now ended and some influential growers have got their payments of sugarcane supplied to sugar mills across the country but the ...

LAHORE - The Punjab Agriculture Department has advised farmers to use new bags to store wheat as old bags should be used only after spraying them with recommended medicines to prevent losses. An Agriculture Department spokesman said Friday that warehouses should be cleaned and repaired properly ...

LAHORE The Punjab Agriculture Department has asked green gram (Moong) growers to complete its sowing till the end of March to achieve good produce. A spokesman for the department said on Friday that certified seed varieties should be used to have maximum yield of the crop in irrigated areas, adding ...

MULTAN : Agriculture experts have urged growers to begin maize sowing from Jan 15 to get better yield in spring season. In a release issued by the media liaison unit of the Punjab Agriculture Department, experts said that fertile and soft land be selected for sowing and hard crust wherever present ...

MULTAN - Agricultural experts have urged the growers to complete soybean spring crop sowing from last week of January to first week of February 2013 to get better results. In a release issued by media liaison unit of Punjab Agriculture Department, experts said that soybean, which contains 40-42 per ...

BAHAWALNAGAR - Scores of sugarcane farmers staged a demonstration here in Chishtian against the low price of sugarcane being offered by Adam Sugar mills.A large number of sugarcane farmers gathered at Fowara Chowk and protested against the low cane price being offered by sugar mill here the other ...

SADIQABAD/TOBA TEK SINGH/MANDI BAHAUDDIN - Under the aegis of Kissan Board, a farmers' union, hundreds of farmers held protest demonstration and staged a sit-in that continued for approximately three hours as the protesters had blocked the GT Road near Chowk Bahadarpur by setting fire to old tyres. ...

HAFIZABAD - Growers from across the district observed 'Kissan Bachao-Pakistan Bachao' Day on Thursday to press the government accept their demands for maximising food output. They organised a rally to protest against anti-growers policies of the government. Led by Kissan Board Divisional President ...

HAFIZABAD - Growers from across the district observed 'Kissan Bachao-Pakistan Bachao' Day on Thursday to press the government accept their demands for maximising food output. They organised a rally to protest against anti-growers policies of the government. Led by Kissan Board Divisional President ...

MULTAN : Agriculture experts have advised cotton growers to move ahead with the cotton picking process carefully to ensure production of contamination-free and quality lint. The field is ready for picking when over 50 per cent bolls attain the shape of cotton flower and the process should start ...

LAHORE  - The conducive time for sowing potato is from October 1 to 20 and farmers should start preparations for achieving good produce of this important food crop. Muhammad Anjum Ali, Director General Agriculture (Ext.), has asked the growers to use disease-free seeds, adding that seeds ...

SWABI - Tobacco growers on Thursday set on fire tobacco in protest against the low price of the crop in front of a multinational company, warning that their protest would continue until exploitative tactics against them.Muhammad Ali, one of the leaders of the farmers, said that the poor growers ...

HAFIZABAD - Paddy growers of Madhora Khalan, Sakhi, Shah Jamal, Hazari and over a dozen other villages on Monday staged a sit-in at district complex to protest against the irrigational water pilferage from Kot Nakka branch distributary by influential landlords. They said that due to pilferage the ...

MULTAN - Agriculture experts have warned dates growers against monsoon related hazards and urged them to adopt preventive measures well before the commencement of the rainy season to keep their crops safe. In a statement issued by media liaison unit of Punjab Agriculture Department, experts said ...

GUJRANWALA - The Food Department has procured 2.8 million bags of wheat so far. However, its decision regarding reduction in the quota of gunny bags from 400 to 100 has sparked unrest among growers. According to detail, The Food Department procured 121,546 bags in Sialkot, 307000 bags in Mandi ...

SIALKOT - The District Food Department has started wheat procurement drive in the district here on Saturday. Earlier, the procurement had been postponed thrice - on April 15, 22 and May 1, by the provincial government due to the month-long spell of bad weather and unexpected heavy rains in the ...

RAWALPINDI - Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) Thursday organised Farmers’ Day at University Research Farm by collecting more than 60 active farmers from different parts of Potohar, for an interactive dialogue with the end-users of the products of this ...

HAFIZABAD - Growers of the area have protested against further rise in Urea prices and have called the government to order the factories owner to withdraw increase in Rs300 per bag. Tehsil Kissan Board President Shaukat Ali Phulerwan has said that on the excuse of gas loadshedding, the factory ...

LAHOREThe Agriculture Department has advised cotton growers to select fertile loam for maximum produc-tion of the crop.  Farmers should only use certified cotton varieties for sowing. He said BT variety Ali Akbar-703 could be sown from March till April 15, Nelum-121 from March to April 30, ...

ISLAMABAD - Whether there are natural market forces or government policies which are pushing sugarcane growers to rethink about cultivating sugarcane crop or not in future as they are again in trouble in terms of earning lesser again this year.At one side, the cost of all agricultural inputs has ...

LAHORE : Punjab Agriculture Department has advised the growers to cultivate corn crop till March 20 in Rawalpindi division as it is suitable time for sowing. A spokesman of the department said on Sunday that the land should properly be prepared before cultivating the corn adding that heavy loam ...

LAHORE – SALMAN ABDUHU - The Punjab government is tightening noose around sugar industry as the Cane Act 1950 is being amended and new law is being drafted with a view to ensure payment to growers by the millers.Sources said that Punjab govt has framed a new law to protect the sugarcane ...

LAHORE – The Punjab government has directed the Cane Commissioner to ensure early payments to cane growers and monitor the crushing process. According to Special Assistant to CM on Food Manshaullah Butt, instructions have been issued to the CC to strictly monitor the issue, and he is now ...

NANKANA SAHIB - Under the chair of the sugarcane commissioner, a meeting was held at the DCO Office on Thursday to resolve the problems being faced by sugarcane growers in getting their dues cleared from sugar mills. The meeting proposed that timely payment should be made to farmers. Sugarcane ...