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Agronomy notes, crop schedules, spray practice and product guidance — written for the farmer and the dealer counter. A new post every morning.
Grapes: the calendar is the crop
In grapes the pruning-to-harvest calendar dictates everything, and both major diseases are won or lost before symptoms appear.
Agriculture Insights — September 2026
Kharif 2026 is not a year with fewer crops but a different crop mix in a weaker-water season. Rice acreage down 13.19 lakh hectares, pulses up, 101 Karnataka taluks drought-declared, and why MSP is not the price you get.
How to spot a spurious pesticide pack at the counter
Counterfeit and adulterated agrochemicals cost Indian farmers a great deal every year. Most fakes fail at least one of six simple checks.
How to reach an agronomist before you spray, not after
Most of the sprays we are asked about afterwards could have been avoided by one photograph sent beforehand. Here is how to send it so it is actually useful.