The sky is likely to remain cloudy with chances of isolated rainfall in the next two days, and it will favour poultry.A press release from Agromet Field Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said that the maximum and minimum temperature will be 36 degree Celsius (96.8 degree Fahrenheit) and 25 degree Celsius (77 degree Fahrenheit) respectively.Wind speed will be around 8 km per hour, mostly from west direction.

SRINAGAR, JUNE 16- Jammu and Kashmir  Poultry Farmers Coordination Committee today met Daljit Singh Chib, Vice Chairman , J&K State Advisory Board for Development of Kisans and apprised him about the difficulties they are facing in their day to day work.  They informed him that their trade is in distress due to the fact that some outside poultry dealers have developed a new way of business by importing dressed birds instead of live birds on which presently there is no toll/tax due to which local farmers are compelled to sell their products on losses as such the poultry industry is at the verge of collapse.

Though temperature is expected to be slightly high in the next two days, wind speed will keep away from the heat stress in poultry.A press release from the Agromet Field Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute here and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai said that the sky will be generally cloudy with chances of isolated rainfall.

Hyderabad: Despite a ban imposed by the Union agriculture ministry on using growth hormones, poultry are being fed the same for commercial exploitation. The severe summer took a huge toll on the birds and many of them died of virus attacks. Poultry owners are now injecting growth hormones, hoping to make up for their losses. An estimated 10,000 fully grown birds have died in the 25 authorised centres. A poultry owner said on condition of anonymity, “Some of the owners are desperate and want to recover their losses. Hence they are resorting to injecting hormones.”

High input costs and the ongoing drought conditions have resulted in all-time high prices of broiler birds across the state. The farmgate prices of a 2-2.5 kg bird has now crossed the Rs 104 mark, making it an all-time high for the industry.Vasantkumar Shetty, conveyor, All India Broiler Co-ordination Committee, said over the past few days, prices of broiler has been on the higher side due to dip in supply.

With the onset of southwest monsoon, the day time temperature will favour poultry production in the district for the next three days.A press release from Agromet Field Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said that the sky will remain partly cloudy, with chances of isolated rainfall.

Indian soyabean futures dropped on Tuesday on hopes of a boost in output after the weather office predicted an above-average monsoon and on weak export demand for oilmeals. The July soyabean contract on the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange fell 0.59 percent to 3,880 Indian rupees ($58.14) per 100 kg.

With wind speed and cloud cover expected to be seen in increasing level in the next three days, poultry farmers are instructed to be careful about the aflatoxin content while procuring maize and groundnut cake.

In order to revive the tradition of backyard poultry farming, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ganderbal, held a training programme, “Scientific Management of backyard poultry birds under field conditions” for poultry rears, a statement issued by the Kendra said. Around thirty farmers and farmwomen interested in poultry farming participated in the training programme and four hundred poultry birds were distributed among the participating farmers.

Rajpura (Patiala): The Patiala administration has decided to conduct a survey to find out how many poultry farms existed in the district, especially in villages around Rajpura. Residents of these villages have been protesting, seeking closure of poultry farms in their areas, citing foul smell and spread of disease.

Soybean prices today improved by Rs 31 to Rs 3,906 per quintal in futures trading as participants widened their position at the existing level. At the National Commodity and Derivative Exchange, soybean for delivery in July month contracts was trading higher by Rs 31, or 0.80 per cent, to Rs 3,906 per quintal, with an open interest of 57,580 lots.

With summer coming to an end, weather parameters are favourable for egg production, and growth in poultry for the entire zone.

A press release from Agromet Field Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai, said that the sky will be generally cloudy for the next four days with the maximum and minimum temperatures respectively be 36 degree Celsius and 24 degree Celsius.

Till last year, Phalguni Kumar Sarkar, a 45-year-old maize farmer from Nabarangpur, had little option but to sell his produce at less than the minimum support price when trucks belonging to traders from Chhattisgarh’s Raipur pulled up at his village. But this January, change came in the way maize was sold in Nabarangpur, the southern Odisha district that is arguably India’s poorest and the focus of a one-year assignment by The Indian Express. 

Poultry farmers have been asked to take preventive measures to control feed wastage due to high wind speed during monsoon. A press release here from Agromet Field Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute and Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai has said that the sky will be generally cloudy with a chance of isolated rainfall in the next two days. Maximum and minimum temperature respectively be 36 degree Celsius, and 25 degree Celsius.

CHENNAI: As part of the precautionary measures to prevent the spread of avian flu from Karnataka, the Tamil Nadu government has suspended transportation of poultry items including chicken and eggs until the disease is brought under control in Karnataka. All district collectors have been instructed to keep vigil on this issue.

Kochi: With awareness for organic and chemical-free food staples increasing, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has released a safe layer poultry (egg laying chicken) feed as part of its 'Self Farming for Safe Food' programme on Tuesday.

Frequent fluctuations in the prices of eggs and poultry feed are forcing the managements of several poultry units in East Godavari district to shut their units permanently.

At present, the price of feed is on the ascent and that of eggs is on the descent. The poultry farmers are experiencing higher input costs and meagre returns. Lack of surge in the local market and sudden drop in exports to the neighbouring States have a cascading effect on the price of the eggs.

Srinagar: With over 3000 poultry farms in valley, chicken meat production is emerging as a potential entrepreneurial enterprise among the employment-seeking educated youth of Kashmir.
Gulzar Ahmad is one such youth who has become a successful entrepreneur. The 26-year old young entrepreneur of Kanipora, Nowgam runs two farms under the banner Gulzar Poultry Farms

Fifty rapid response teams have been formed to monitor the 1,100 poultry farms in the district, following the bird flu alert that has been sounded across Karnataka.Bird flu was reported in a private poultry farm at Melkera village in Bidar district in Karnataka and 1.5 lakh chickens were culled.