gattaca Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 20 minutes ago, Khota said: Stubble will not compost overnight. It will take months. That’s the whole point. All natural. It gives nitrogen over time and worms decompose it. It a slow nitrogen release compared to urea which impacts crop growth cycle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gattaca Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 22 minutes ago, Khota said: Pollution in Lahore: Pakistan: Punjab govt declares four-day holiday due to pollution-fuelled smog; schools, markets closed Pakistan: Punjab govt declares four-day holiday due to pollution-fuelled smog; schools, markets closed (msn.com) Whi does Lahore have so much pollution and not Amritsar which is nearby? Because stubble burning in punjab can either way based on winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khota Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 1 hour ago, gattaca said: That’s the whole point. All natural. It gives nitrogen over time and worms decompose it. It a slow nitrogen release compared to urea which impacts crop growth cycle. And the fields sit idle for months and the interest keeps accumulating. Nice business model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khota Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 1 hour ago, gattaca said: Because stubble burning in punjab can either way based on winds. True. But why Lahore and Delhi and not Amritsar or Ludhiana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gattaca Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 13 minutes ago, Khota said: And the fields sit idle for months and the interest keeps accumulating. Nice business model. some smart Punjabi farmers are tilling he has been doing it since the 2018. If he can do it why can’t others ? This farmer said it will decompose with in a week. Why is it a bad business model ? It is organic and has no pollution. Bhupinder Singh, 59, who cultivates 30 acres in Badarpur, the last village of Mohali district, has not been burning paddy stubble since 2018. Instead, he mixes it with soil using an MB plough, a tillage equipment, after which the land is ready for sowing the next crop — wheat. He says that after it is buried, stubble residue gets decomposed within a week. “With the absorption of stubble in soil, the consumption of fertiliser has dropped. Earlier, we used to use potash for wheat crop which we no longer do,” he says. “Farmers do not want to burn stubble. When a grower finds his next crop is getting delayed, he resorts to setting crop residue on fire. Otherwise he is as much concerned about the environment as anyone else,” he adds. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/how-some-farmers-in-punjab-are-cashing-in-on-stubble-instead-of-burning-it-101665347458072-amp.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khota Posted November 10 Share Posted November 10 5 minutes ago, gattaca said: some smart Punjabi farmers are tilling he has been doing it since the 2018. If he can do it why can’t others ? This farmer said it will decompose with in a week. Why is it a bad business model ? It is organic and has no pollution. Bhupinder Singh, 59, who cultivates 30 acres in Badarpur, the last village of Mohali district, has not been burning paddy stubble since 2018. Instead, he mixes it with soil using an MB plough, a tillage equipment, after which the land is ready for sowing the next crop — wheat. He says that after it is buried, stubble residue gets decomposed within a week. “With the absorption of stubble in soil, the consumption of fertiliser has dropped. Earlier, we used to use potash for wheat crop which we no longer do,” he says. “Farmers do not want to burn stubble. When a grower finds his next crop is getting delayed, he resorts to setting crop residue on fire. Otherwise he is as much concerned about the environment as anyone else,” he adds. https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/how-some-farmers-in-punjab-are-cashing-in-on-stubble-instead-of-burning-it-101665347458072-amp.html If that works, it is a great idea. The time period they have is very small, so burn is the easiest thing to do. Wrong but easy. Another underline issue is our ancestors ate millets which was the right crop for India and water resources. Now nobody is doing that and that is a big problem as rice consumes much more water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Dilliwali Diwali Delhiites after Milord bans fire crackers. pic.twitter.com/GOPgPPWtaA— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) November 12, 2023 Lord 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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