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 The MA-825 comes with a dual ultrasonic sensor for quick & precise measurement of Fat, SNF, and added water content analysis of milk samples.

Bengaluru-based Essae Teraoka, one of India’s leading manufacturers of electronic weighing scales, Milk Analyzers, point of sale terminals [POS], and GPS Clock under the brand name Essae, has launched India’s first and only Made in India dual ultrasonic sensor Milk Analyzer – Essae MA-825 for the dairy industry.

“The MA-825 is a state-of-the-art machine, industrially designed in Germany, fully engineered and built in India, aesthetically and elegantly styled, and very simple to use. The MA-825 comes with a dual ultrasonic sensor for quick & precise measurement of Fat, SNF, and added water content analysis of milk samples.

Essae’s USP is that the ultrasonic sensors used in these analyzers are entirely conceived, engineered, and built-in in India, unlike other players who import these. Another uniqueness of the MA-825 is it analyzes samples and shows results in flat 23 seconds at 30 degree Celsius,” said Prabhu Chandran, Managing Director of Essae Teraoka.

“With the MA-825, there is absolute transparency in how the milk is analyzed, maximizing the help of technology and digitalization. With state-of-the-art technology in play, there are zero sampling errors ensuring farmers are satisfied. Farmers are also made aware they are getting paid as per what is shown,” he added.

Further, Essae MA-825 Milk Analysers are on par with the significant advancements in technology and design, cost-efficient, hygienic, and compliant with regulatory recommendations.

Another noteworthy feature of Essae MA-825 is that it can interface with any commercially available DPU & Dairy Software, including selectable data format. Besides calibration and correction records, cleaning with timestamps is available vide memory. The machine also has an automatic cleaning and manual cleaning option. There is 2-layer password protection to ensure there is no tampering of any data whilst past data retrieval and printing of receipts is also made possible.

 The MA-825 comes with a dual ultrasonic

Kyro herbicide will help control troublesome weeds, including glyphosate- and/or ALS-resistant weeds

US based Corteva Agriscience has announced the launch of a new postemergence corn herbicide. Kyro herbicide will be the first product on the market to combine the active ingredients acetochlor, topramezone and clopyralid into one premix. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved registration of Kyro herbicide — and the new solution will be available for U.S. corn farmers for the 2023 growing season, pending individual state registrations.

 Kelly White, U.S. product manager, corn herbicides, Corteva Agriscience said, “Kyro herbicide is a unique offering for the market that will help control troublesome weeds, including glyphosate- and/or ALS-resistant weeds. By using Kyro herbicide, corn farmers can help keep their fields clean late into the season for optimum yield potential — and prevent and mitigate weed resistance.”

Powerful postemergence weed control. Kyro herbicide combines three effective modes of action for control of more than 65 of the most difficult, resistant weed species and can provide extended residual control at higher use rates. Kyro herbicide provides excellent control of waterhemp, Palmer amaranth, giant ragweed, marestail, barnyard grass, fall panicum and woolly cupgrass.

Kyro herbicide is formulated with an encapsulated acetochlor for excellent crop safety. Less crop response helps keep corn plants healthy until harvest for better yield potential.

“At Corteva Agriscience, it’s our mission to continually work to provide our customers with the solutions they need to overcome the challenges they face in the field. We are committed to offering farmers a full pipeline of innovative products. That’s why we decided to launch two game-changing herbicides in one year,” White said. “This announcement for Kyro herbicide comes just a few months after we received U.S. EPA registration of Resicore XL herbicide. These two solutions can work powerfully together in a two-pass program with Resicore XL herbicide applied preemergence and Kyro herbicide applied post to help ensure clean cornfields through crop canopy for maximum yield potential.”

Kyro herbicide will help control troublesome weeds,

 It is approved for use on corn and soybean seeds, and are a cleaner, safer alternative to talc and graphite products typically used to ensure seed flowability through the planter.

AMVAC®, is a subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation and a global technology solutions provider in agriculture, has added BioWake™ dual-use biological seed lubricant to its GreenSolutions™ biological product portfolio. BioWake is an all-in-one biological planter box seed lubricant that delivers superior seed flow and enhanced nutrient uptake from the date of planting.

BioWake is a dry application seed lubricant made from soybeans with an added biological benefit. The products are approved for use on corn and soybean seeds, and are a cleaner, safer alternative to talc and graphite products typically used to ensure seed flowability through the planter. The beneficial microbes in BioWake are proven to improve nutrient uptake to enhance root development and plant efficiency, in addition to yield benefits.

“BioWake is an easy, convenient solution for farmers to kickstart their corn and soybean growing season,” said Ted Walter, U.S. GreenSolutions Marketing Manager, AMVAC. “BioWake offers protection for the crop with its 180-day on-seed stability to trigger biological activity for months after planting.”

AMVAC leverages Terrasym® microbial inoculants from NewLeaf Symbiotics® to add live microbial benefits and DUST soy protein planter lubricant from Low Mu Tech in the development of BioWake. After planting, BioWake’s microbes spread from the seed surface across the plant’s roots and leaves to improve nutrient uptake, secrete beneficial molecules into the root zone, and ensure transport of micronutrients throughout the growing season.

“Starting the season with biologic activity will give corn and soybean growers an advantage from day one through harvest,” Walter said. “Trials and research data on BioWake speak for themselves, with a proven yield increase of 4.5 bushels per acre in corn and 2 bushels per acre in soybeans. As iron chlorosis remains a large issue in many regions, BioWake also features a unique ability to enhance iron nutrient uptake, with results showing an increase of 17.5 per cent in corn and 19.4 per cent in soybeans.”

AMVAC Corporation is a subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation. American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop protection management, turf and ornamentals management, and public safety and animal health applications.

 It is approved for use on corn

Perfect platform to showcase innovative products/services for farmers and allied industry, alike

13th Agrovision, Central India’s largest agricultural event which will be held at PDKV ground Dabha, in Nagpur from November 25 to 28. It will focus on the Future Farming – feed, food, and fuel-integrated technology via research.

13th Agrovision will be providing special pavilion for agritech startups and also provide platform for grassroot innovators to showcase their products/services for farmers as well for allied industry. Agrovision is an initiative which provides an integrative framework and a platform to bring all the stakeholders consisting of farmers, Government, NGOs, Scientists, Industry under a single umbrella to deliberate and debate at different levels for all around growth of agriculture.

Agrovision is Central India’s largest agricultural event held in Nagpur every year. It provides a platform for knowledge exchange movement which is well attended by farmers from all across India. Started 12 years ago under the leadership of Chief Patron Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Agrovision is growing both in magnitude and stature with each successive edition. The movement of Agrovision was initiated with a goal of educating, encouraging and empowering farmers, to adopt new farm technologies, introduce them to allied agri business to increase their income and ensure them a decent livelihood support.

Perfect platform to showcase innovative products/services for

Focussed on better utilisation of farm produce using adavanced technologies and increasing income

13th Agrovision, Central India’s largest agricultural event will be held at PDKV ground Dabha, in Nagpur from November 25 to 28. It will focus on Future Farming – feed, food, and fuel-integrated technology via research.

Agrovision will hold special guidance programme on ‘Doubling income of orange producers by using advanced technologies’ on November 26, 2022. Agrovision will also hold special guidance programme on Bamboo production and its utilisation on November 27 at NBSS & LUP Hall Vayunagar, Nagpur.

These programmes are aimed at increasing the export of orange by using advanced technologies from seed to post- harvest.  Experts from agriculture universities and agri industry will guide orange and bamboo producers about the better utilisation of their farm produce to increase their income.

Agrovision is Central India’s largest agricultural event held in Nagpur every year. It provides a platform for knowledge exchange movement which is well attended by farmers from all across India. Started 12 years ago under the leadership of Chief Patron Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Agrovision is growing both in magnitude and stature with each successive edition.

The movement of Agrovision was initiated with a goal of educating, encouraging and empowering farmers, to adopt new farm technologies, introduce them to allied agri business to increase their income and ensure them a decent livelihood support.

Focussed on better utilisation of farm produce

To address hidden hunger and the resultant malnutrition

Grameen Foundation India (GFI), together with Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and HarvestPlus hosted a one-day workshop on the “Scaling up Biofortified Crop through System Integration” in Lucknow. 

The workshop’s objective was to provide the findings and outcomes of GFI’s recently-conducted research study while also discussing the changes brought about by the implementation of the project connected to the growing of biofortified crops.

Mr Ravinder Grover, Program Lead (Global) of HarvestPlus, led the discussions on the concept of cultivating biofortified crops to address hidden hunger and the resultant malnutrition. 

Biofortified crops, in this case wheat fortified with zinc, was tried out in nine districts of the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh via 1,004 small and marginal farmers who are members of 27 farmer-producer organisations (FPOs). The project was implemented with financial and technical support of GAIN and HarvestPlus, and led by GFI’s project director, Rajnikant Prasad.

The project aimed at making a beginning in eradicating micronutrient deficiency in the region by increasing the uptake of consumption and cultivation of biofortified crops.

To address hidden hunger and the

Haryana plans to set up 500 pack houses to revolutionise horticulture in the state

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister inaugurated 30 Integrated Pack Houses across the state at Aterna village in Sonipat (Haryana) recently.

He said that Haryana is ahead in crop production and horticulture and it cannot be praised enough. Today it is necessary that farmers cultivate new crops, use technology in production and produce quality products. It is a matter of happiness that the farmers of Haryana and the Haryana government are walking on this path. 

During this, Jayprakash Dalal, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Haryana, was also present.

In this programme organised by the Horticulture Department of the Haryana Government, Tomar praised the schemes being run for the farmers in the state. In Haryana, 30 pack houses are being built across the state through FPOs. The Haryana government has planned about 500 pack houses, and not just 100 pack houses in the state. Setting up of 100 pack houses will change the picture of Haryana, while 500 pack houses will bring revolution in the field of horticulture in the state. 

Tomar said that the Government of India and Prime Minister Modi care about the farmers. To help the farmers, the Central Government has deposited Rs 2,17,000 crore in the accounts of crores of farmers under the Kisan Samman Nidhi. Minimum Support Price has been fixed for Rabi and Kharif crops, which is directly benefiting the farmers.

On this occasion, Sonipat’s MP Ramesh Kaushik also welcomed and felicitated Union Minister Tomar on reaching Sonipat.

Haryana plans to set up 500 pack

One day conferences will bring together policy makers, industry, agripreneurs, and experts from all over India to deliberate on the key issues leading to the formulation of recommendations.

13th Agrovision, Central India’s largest agricultural event which will be held at PDKV Ground Dabha, in Nagpur from November 25 to 28, will focus on Future Farming – feed, food, and fuel-integrated technology via research.

The 13th Agrovision will hold conferences on the important current topics in agriculture industry such as Dairy Development in Vidarbha, Fisheries opportunities and challenges in Vidarbha and bamboo cultivation and income opportunities.

One-day conferences will be held during Agrovision on current issues of importance related to agriculture. The basic objective of the conference is to bring together policy makers, industry, agripreneurs, and experts from all over India to deliberate on the key issues leading to the formulation of recommendations. It provides an insight over the entire process which is beneficial for the businessmen, agri professionals and entrepreneurs.

These conferences will also assist farmers, particularly those who, in addition to farming, have allied business such as dairy, processing and fishing to grasp the perspective of the panel of experts and leverage them to develop their enterprises.

One day conferences will bring together policy

Industry members recommend organising international and national campaigns, expos, food/culinary festivals

As the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has declared 2023 as the ‘International Year of Millets’, a series of events and initiatives are being organised by concerned Ministries / Departments to create awareness and inspire all stakeholders to work towards improving the production and productivity of the climate-resilient and nutritious millets across the globe.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (M/o FPI) has proposed to organise a mega food event with a focus on millets, for showcasing the myriad opportunities in millets processing and value-addition as well as opportunities available in other champion segments for all relevant stakeholders.

As a prelude to the same, Anita Praveen, Secretary, M/o FPI, chaired a Roundtable Interaction with leading industry players in the Agri and food processing sector on November 16, 2022. The agenda of the roundtable was to apprise the Ministry’s plan of action as well as gather inputs of the industry players for the series of events to be organised throughout the year until the proposed Mega Food Event. The roundtable witnessed participation from National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEMS) and over 25 prominent industry players in the Agri food sector covering sub-segments such as RTE/C, Millets, F&V, Marine, Dairy and Nutraceuticals.

During the keynote address, Secretary, FPI informed the industry participants that the event organised in 2023 is being envisaged on a larger scale and would be providing a platform to explore Indian market across the value chain in food processing and food retail.

Through this event, MoFPI is planning to popularise Nutri-cereals globally, owing to its health benefits. In lieu of the same, the industry members recommended organising international and national campaigns, expos, food & culinary festivals and research collaboration with NIFTEMs on sustainability.

Industry members recommend organising international and national

Company’s PAT stood at Rs 3,098.6 million in the second half of 2022, as compared to PAT of Rs. 3,346.2 million reported in the corresponding period of the previous year.

BASF India Limited has registered sales of Rs 35,819.9 million for the second quarter, which ended on September 30, 2022, as compared to Rs. 34,054.9 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, representing an increase of 5 per cent. The company reported Profit before tax (before exceptional items) of Rs 1,489.7 million as compared to profit before tax (before exceptional items) of Rs. 1,831.9 million in the prior-year quarter.

Half-yearly review

For the half year ended on September 30, 2022, BASF India Limited registered sales of Rs 74,697.8 million, as compared to Rs. 64,184.1 million for the corresponding period of the previous year, an increase of 16 per cent. Profit before tax (before exceptional items) stood at Rs 4,131.1 million for the half-year, compared to Profit Before Tax (before exceptional items) of Rs. 4,316.3 million for the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit after tax (after exceptional items) stood at Rs 3,098.6 million in the second half of 2022, as compared to Profit after tax (after exceptional items) of Rs 3,346.2 million reported in the corresponding period of the previous year.

“Effective margin management, working capital and fixed cost control measures enabled the company to record robust performance despite challenging market conditions. Strong performance of the Agricultural Solutions, Nutrition and Care as well as Industrial Solutions business segments led to a growth of 5per cent during the quarter and 16 per cent during the half year ended September 2022 as compared to the corresponding periods in the previous fiscal.,” said Narayan Krishnamohan, Managing Director, BASF India Limited. “Customer engagement and sustained growth projects enabled volume growth while margin pressures due to rising input and energy costs were mainly offset to a large extent by increased price realisations. “, he added.

Company’s PAT stood at Rs 3,098.6 million

Cultivation of these crops will be assessed through demonstration of 14 different varieties of eight seed spices.

ICAR-National Research Center on Seed Spices, Ajmer an apex organisation involved in research and development of seed spices. Institute has developed various technologies via production technologies, organic cultivation and post-harvest technologies in seed spice.

Koraput, Odisha which is a tribal and aspirational district has great possibilities for cultivation of seed spices due to favourable climatic conditions.

In the first phase of the project feasibility for cultivation of these crops will be assessed through demonstration of 14 different varieties of eight seed spices.

In next phases, demonstration & training will be given to tribal farmers on various technologies developed by ICAR-NRCSS via organic cultivation, post-harvest value additions and seed production of seed spices and linked them for marketing agencies, so that entrepreneurship skill will be developed among them.

The project will be implemented in collaboration with of ICAR- ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Regional Station, Koraput; AICRP Spices; Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology and Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society.

Cultivation of these crops will be assessed

AG Boost to be launched under the umbrella brand Nourish, part of the Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) programme

Yara India, part of the Oslo-based, Norwegian multinational Yara International – the world’s leading crop nutrition company and a provider of agricultural, industrial, and environmental solutions, has signed an agreement on September 8 with Bengaluru-based startup Sea6 Energy, to market and distribute its Biostimulant ‘AG Boost’ in India. Sea6 Energy has expertise in Biotech research and ocean farming and the collaboration is another step towards the company’s vision of growing a nature-positive food future.

‘AG Boost’ is being launched under the umbrella brand Nourish and fits well into the Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) programme. It is a technologically advanced and patented Biostimulant that aims to bolster agricultural productivity and improves fertiliser use efficiency and nutrient uptake, resulting in better productivity for the farmers. As per the agreement, Yara India will market ‘AG Boost’ across the country through the distribution network of its crop nutrition business, which has over 3500 dealers and 980 YCNCs (YARA Crop Nutrition Centers) across 18 states.Sea6 Energy is also exporting its products to many countries in USA, Europe and the APAC region.

On the occasion, Sanjiv Kanwar, Managing Director, Yara Fertilizers, India said, “We are pleased to partner with Sea6 Energy to market ‘AG Boost’ across the country. We have always been keen on bringing novel, effective products that can positively improve crop productivity and farmer prosperity in a nature-positive manner. ‘AG Boost’, developed using cutting-edge patented technology, will contribute to realising this vision, while supporting an integrated nutrient management program for Indian farmers.”

‘AG Boost’ has been developed by Sea6, founded in 2010 by a group of IIT Madras alumni, and is currently situated in the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, Bangalore. Sea6 will produce ‘AG Boost’ at its production facilities in Tuticorin, India and Bali, Indonesia.

Shrikumar Suryanarayan, CEO, Sea6 said, “We are very happy to partner with Yara India to market our product across the country. We hope to nurture this relationship to bring prosperity and sustainable crop production to all Indian farmers.”

AG Boost to be launched under the

Regen Ag Lab will utilise BeCrop® technology to enhance services with biological insights on soil nutrient cycling and mobilisation, disease risk, and biodiversity.

California based Biome Makers and Regen Ag Lab announced that the companies have entered into a strategic partnership that will expand biological soil health analyses in North America. The agreement brings together Regen Ag Lab, a laboratory focused on regenerative agriculture, and Biome Makers, a global agtech leader providing soil intelligence with BeCrop® technology, the world’s largest database of taxonomic references of microorganisms.

Regen Ag Lab is licensing Biome Makers BeCrop® soil microbiome standard analysis into Regen Ag Lab’s Haney and conventional soil health analytics services. Regen Ag Lab will utilise BeCrop® technology to enhance services with biological insights on soil nutrient cycling and mobilisation, disease risk, and biodiversity. Regen Ag Lab is opening a wet lab to conduct the soil analysis at their facilities as well as conduct BeCrop® Trials, enabling ag input testing and performance verification.

“We’ve worked with Regen Ag Lab the over the years to provide biological soil analyses. We are thrilled to license BeCrop® technology and strengthen this relationship,” said Adrian Ferrero, CEO, and co-founder at Biome Makers. “I am confident that this agreement will allow both Biome Makers and Regen Ag Lab to position BeCrop® biological soil analyses as the standard for soil health.”

“BeCrop® technology pushes the envelope of biological soil testing, and when coupled with the Haney Test, we see a game-changing opportunity for growers,” said Lance Gunderson, CEO, and founder at Regen Ag Lab. “The pairing of the two tests allows for a deeper understanding of nutrient cycling and uptake potential by the crop through the soil’s biological engine. We are excited about this partnership and the opportunity to offer BeCrop® technology on a wider scale.”

Regen Ag Lab will utilise BeCrop® technology

To facilitate last mile connectivity of infrastructure and reduce travel time

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying 9DAHD) has initiated the process for integration of various infrastructures of the department with PM Gati Shakti-National Master Plan (NMP). As a first step, DAHD has integrated its 12 breed improvement institutions ( 7 central Cattle Breeding Farms, 4 Central Herd Registration Scheme and Central Frozen Semen Production & Training Institute) located at various locations of the country with PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan a digital platform to bring 16 Ministries including Railways and Roadways together for integrated planning and coordinated implementation of infrastructure connectivity projects. This multi-modal connectivity will provide integrated and seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services from one mode of transport to another. It will facilitate the last mile connectivity of infrastructure and also reduce travel time.

The integration of other Institutions such as Regional Fodder Stations (RFS), Central Poultry Development Organizations (CPDO) etc with PM Gati Shakthi NMP is under progress. In future this Department is planning to integrate all the veterinary dispensaries, milk processing plants, chilling centres and infrastructure projects under various schemes of  this department with PM Gati Shakthi NMP digital platform. This step will facilitate effective management of infrastructures available in the animal husbandry and dairy sector in the country.

Livestock sector is crucial to the Indian economy today, comprising one third of the agriculture and allied sector GVA and having over 8 per cent CAGR. At the same time, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries activities play a significant role in generating farmer income, particularly among the landless, small and marginal farmers and women, besides providing cheap and nutritious food to millions of people

To facilitate last mile connectivity of infrastructure