PAU Advocates Prudent Dap Fertilizer use for Rice-Wheat Farming
In a significant move to optimize fertilizer usage in the state’s rice-wheat agricultural system, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has emphasized the judicious use of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer. The institution’s soil test-based recommendations are expected to revolutionize farming practices by promoting efficient use of this costly input. Dr. Satbir Singh Gosal, Vice-Chancellor of PAU, […]
Punjab Agricultural University’s Field Day Highlights Success and Prospects of Soybean Farming in Hoshiarpur District
To encourage sustainable agricultural practices and reduce the overreliance on paddy cultivation in Punjab, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Hoshiarpur, under the guidance of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, organized a field day to demonstrate the success of soybean cultivation. The event, held in Khanpur village on October 25, 2023, aimed to showcase the positive outcomes of […]
KVK Bathinda Takes Action to Promote Crop Residue Management among School Students
In a concerted effort to address the pressing issue of crop residue management and environmental pollution, the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Bathinda, organized a program at the village of Chuge Khurd on October 26, 2023, targeting school students. The day was filled with educational activities to raise awareness about responsible crop residue management. Students from various schools […]
PAU Students Sensitize Farmers on Crop Residue Management
Paying heed to the burning issue of paddy straw management, students of Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE) under Department of Extension Education (PAU), Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), organized farmers’ awareness camp on “Crop Residue Management” at Qila Raipur and Sayian Kalan villages in collaboration with Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, block Dehlon. The camp […]
PAU Organizes Farmer-Scientist Interface on Potato Disease Management
The Department of Plant Pathology, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), organized a farmer-scientist interface on “Integrated Disease Management” in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Noormahal at village Dhogri in Jalandhar district. More than 60 participants including progressive potato growers, scientists from the Departments of Plant Pathology and Vegetable Science, and Krishi Vigyan Kendra and Farm Advisory […]
KVK Bathinda Concluded Kisan Mela Under Campaign “Prali Parbandhan Chetna Yatra ”
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bathinda under the aegis of Director of Extension Education and ICAR ATARI Zone-1, organized Kisan Mela on crop residue management under the ongoing “Prali Parbandhan Chetna Yatra” campaign. In this Kisan Mela held on 16 October 2023, more than 1000 farmers/ farm-women from districts Bathinda, Mansa, Barnala and Sri Muktsar Sahib participated. […]
PUNJAB Agri- Minister Inaugurates GS Khush Institute and Museum at PAU DR KHUSH’s Unflagging Hard Work Shut the Doors for Famine: Sh GS KHUDDIAN
Named after world fabled Rice Breeder and a World Food Prize Laureate, Gurdev Singh Khush Institute of Genetics, Plant Breeding and Biotechnology; and Gurdev Singh Khush Museum were inaugurated by the Punjab Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Sardar Gurmeet Singh Khuddian at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today. Commemorating PAU’s 60 years of splendid service […]
Eco-Clubs also Equip to Prevent Farm Fires – KVK, Kapurthala
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kapurthala working under the aegis of Directorate of Extension Education, PAU, Ludhiana and ICAR ATARI Zone-I, Ludhiana organized district level training program on crop residue management at its campus on 16.10.2023. More than 100 in-charges of eco-clubs from senior secondary schools of Kapurthala district participated in this event. The event was also […]
Vocational Training in Mushroom Cultivation Organized by KVK Hoshiarpur
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bahowal (Hoshiarpur) organizes various training courses in subsidiary occupations for the benefit of farmers, farm women and rural youth of this area. In this context, five days Mushroom cultivation training was organized at KVK from 9th-13th October 2023 at its campus. During the training, Dr. Sukhwinder Singh Aulakh, Asstt. Prof. (Vegetable Science), […]
KVK, Ludhiana (SAMRALA) Sensitized Students of Government Senior Secondary Smarts School, Katani Kalan Regarding Crop Residue Management
Under the ongoing “Prali Prabandhan Chetna Yatra” campaign Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ludhiana (Samrala) organized an awareness camp on mobilization of school students for crop residue management on October 13, 2023 at Government Senior Secondary School (girls), Katani Kalan. The camp was organized under the guidance of Dr. Manoj Sharma Associate Director (Trg.), KVK Ludhiana (Samrala). […]