A government statement said whitefly has attacked cotton farms in Fazilka, Mansa and Bathinda districts of the state.

Fear of another attack of whitefly pest, which ravaged huge tracts of cotton last year in Punjab, has led to biggest drop in area under cot...

Area planted to cotton in Punjab is lower by 43.11 per cent at 2.56 lakh hectares in the 2016-17 crop year, from 4.5 lakh hectare in the pr...

National output is estimated to dip 12% compared to the last kharif season, as per the estimates of the Cotton Association of India.

In Punjab the cotton sowing has also been affected by less availability of canal water in major cotton growing districts of Muktsar and Faz...

A decision to revive cultivation of indigenous varieties of cotton was taken in a meeting yesterday, headed by Agriculture Minister Radha M...

The Punjab government has reported damage to cotton crop in 3.32 lakh hectares, especially in eight cotton growing districts.

The combined output of this cash crop in Punjab and Haryana is estimated to dip by 40 per cent, industry experts have said.

Senior Congress leader Amarinder Singh sought a probe into the negligence by Punjab government in taking action on the advancing warning ab...

The Punjab government has already sent these samples to the Union Agriculture Ministry.

Punjab has nearly 12 lakh acres under cotton this year and almost all of it is Bt cotton, which is resistant to some major pests such as bo...

Farmer leaders said that they would continue their protest in all the districts of the state by staging sit-ins in front of district admini...

Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal today announced to disburse Rs 600 crore of compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged by Whitefly atta...

Industry experts said raw cotton prices are also unlikely to remain higher this season as textile sector in the country was not in good sha...

Lack of rains could cut production in Gujarat, M'rashtra; whitefly attack spoils crops in Punjab and Haryana

He said that the farmers are advised to start the sowing of palak, methi, brinjal, chilli, onion and early cauliflower on ridge.

A large portion of cotton crop in Punjab has been severely damaged by the whitefly insect caused by excessive irrigation and overdose of fe...