Use technology for stubble management

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, October 14

The Agriculture Department has issued an appeal to the farmers to attach a special machine to their self-propelled combine harvesters to facilitate in-situ management of crop residue, an alternative to the pollution-causing practice of paddy straw burning.

The officials stated that demonstrations of the machines were being regularly organised where the fields were prepared with the new machines in the presence of farmers and agriculture officials.

Agriculture Department engineer Ranbir Singh Randhawa said the government had provided machines on subsidy to farmers during the last few months. He said many farmers were satisfied with the results and others too would be motivated by the experiences of progressive farmers. Randhawa said in case of any queries the farmers could contact agriculture officials to know about alternative techniques.