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Vellore ryots hail government move to buy cane directly from farmers
The state government offering Rs 33 per cane stalk in a bid to procure cane directly from farmers for the ensuing Pongal festival has been welcomed by...
Ranipet ryots: Open DPCs as fresh harvest season has started
10 July 2022 12:55 AMWith the district facing intermittent rains, farmers are worried that lacking covered space to stock paddy will result in their produce being drenched...
Farmers to boycott elections, until animal menace is put to an end
18 Aug 2022 2:19 AMWild boars also add to the menace. There are cases of farmers being attacked by elephants when locals burst crackers or bang on metal vessels to drive...
Ranipet ryots peeved at premia collection for unraised crops
16 Nov 2022 11:14 PM“Till date around 9,000 farmers have been forced to shell out such premia in the district,” said Tamilaga Vivasayigal Sangam state general secretary S...
Farmers peeved at callousness in reporting crop damage
13 Dec 2022 1:20 AMRanipet district administration on Sunday revealed that in addition to 4,780 acres of paddy, 850 acres of groundnut, 2.5 acres millets and 190 acres...
Ranipet farmers for opening of DPCs by mid-Feb
10 Feb 2023 1:30 AMThe government opened 83 DPCs in the district in the last season. But this time more DPCs will be needed as water availability has resulted in more...
Farmers union to boycott Erode bypoll
14 Feb 2023 1:30 AMFarmers some time ago staged a demonstration in front of the forest office at Odugathur near Vellore and dumped in front of the office farm products...
Weighing of paddy in excess at regulated market irks farmers
14 March 2023 1:14 AMSources said that farmers bring paddy in either gunny bags or HDPE (high-density polyethylene) bags to the regulated market. When weighed at the...