More than 5.23 lakh hectare of wheat crop has been damaged by unseasonal rains, hailstorms and strong winds in three Indian states, leading...

The Punjab government shall ever be committed to the welfare of the farmers and farm labourers, Mann said while asserting that he can very ...

"I am happy that the Union Consumer Affairs Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey has accepted our request, and procurement will start in Haryana ...

Wheat-harvesting has trickled up in the current week in Uttar Pradesh, largest producer of the cereal in India. The official wheat procurem...

This was the second time the agriculture ministry revised the area impacted by untimely rains and hailstorms between January and March.

Other states affected by hailstorm and untimely rainfall include Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, West Be...

"Congress president Sonia Gandhi visited affected farmers in Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh... but the Prime Minister did not go anyw...

Punjab and Haryana, the major foodgrain growing states, had already sought financial assistance from the Centre for farmers whose crop suff...

India, the world's second-largest wheat grower, is expected to see a drop in production to 93-94 million tonnes this year, compared with 95...

Grain formation in wheat crop has already taken place and rains could cause discolouration in the crop which will ultimately affect quality...

Punjab has been eyeing bumper production this season on account of prolonged cold conditions and the absence of any widespread attack of cr...

Because of delay in harvesting, wheat arrivals in grain markets of Punjab are likely to pick up only after the second week of April.

Amritsar district faced maximum crop loss in Punjab because of untimely rains, with overall crop yield getting affected by 5-7%.

Wheat output this year is likely to be below the government's estimate of 95.60 million tonnes due to untimely rain, wind and hailstorm.

Farm expert advised farmers not to let water stagnate in their fields and also asked them to stop watering their crops to prevent crop dama...

Wheat procurement in the country has risen by 15.2 per cent to 32.95 lakh tonnes in the current rabi marketing season so far, even as arriv...

The actual wheat output in Punjab is unlikely to surpass the production target of 145 lakh tonne for the rabi season due to extensive damag...