Innovative quality feeding solutions: Need of the hour for dairy farming
The Centre, States and other institutions must join hands to foster an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the fodder sector The recent crisis of dry fodder has attracted considerable national attention over the last few months. Reportedly, the two major reasons are: (1) farmers opted for mustard crop in place of wheat in northern Indian plains and […]
Fodder shortage in North India: Another issue for dairy farmers
Wheat straw is being sold at Rs 1100-1700per quintal; it was being sold at Rs 400-600 per quintal last year. Farmers across north Indian states are facing a shortage of dry fodder due to the wheat crisis, which in turn, has been primarily fueled by an unusually hot March, according to farmers, agricultural scientists and […]
