The New Indian Express

Threat from harvester machines: Delta farmers give rice fallow pulse cultivation a 'skip'

TIRUCHY: The application of modern technology in agriculture could be a means to address the manpower shortage in the sector but the increased use of equipment, particularly paddy harvesters, is ...
The Hindu

Farmers demand more government harvester machines to counter dominance by private owners

As the samba harvest season nears, paddy farmers in Tiruchi are concerned over the shortage of government-provided harvester machines. With samba paddy cultivation taken up on at least 50,000 hectares ...
The New Indian Express

Harvesting to peak soon, Thanjavur paddy farmers seek more harvesters

THANJAVUR: Farmers who have cultivated samba and thaladi paddy in the district, and are ready to harvest their crop complain that there is a dearth of harvester machines. There is also a days-long ...
Drinks

J. R. Simplot files patent for method for determining crop yield using harvester machine data

The J.R. Simplot Co. has filed a patent for a method to determine crop yield. The method involves receiving yield data from multiple harvester machines and determining the primary harvester machine ...