Farming & Cultivation

Common Maize Diseases in India and How to Fight Them

Jul 6, 2026 | Farming & Cultivation

Most maize farmers track pests closely. FAW, stem borer, aphids — these get attention because the damage is visible. The larva in the whorl, the frass on the leaf, the dead heart — you see it and you react. Diseases are sneakier. They start quietly, spread in...

Drip Irrigation for Maize: Water Savings and Yield Gains

Jul 3, 2026 | Farming & Cultivation

India grows more maize than almost any other country on earth. And increasingly, that maize is being grown with less water per kilogram than ever before — because more and more Indian farmers are switching from flood and furrow irrigation to drip. The numbers behind...

How to Identify and Manage Fall Armyworm in Maize

Jun 30, 2026 | Farming & Cultivation

If you grow maize in India, there’s one pest you should know better than any other. Fall armyworm — called Spodoptera frugiperda in scientific language, and informally known as FAW — arrived in India in May 2018 and has become the most feared maize pest in the...

Soil Preparation for Maize: Getting the Basics Right

Jun 27, 2026 | Farming & Cultivation

Here’s something most farming guides don’t say plainly enough: the yield potential of your maize crop is largely determined before you even touch a seed. Variety selection matters. Fertiliser timing matters. Irrigation matters. But none of those inputs can...

Maize Hybrid vs Open-Pollinated Varieties: Pros and Cons

Jun 24, 2026 | Farming & Cultivation

Every season, millions of Indian maize farmers face the same decision at the seed shop: do I buy the expensive hybrid, or go with the open-pollinated variety? The seed dealer usually has an opinion. Your neighbour has a different one. The internet gives you ten more....

Kharif vs Rabi Maize: Which Season Suits Your Farm?

Jun 19, 2026 | Farming & Cultivation, Maize Cultivation

Most Indian farmers already know maize as a monsoon crop. You sow it in June, it drinks the rain, and you harvest it by October. Simple enough. But here’s something a lot of farmers are discovering: maize grown in the rabi season can give you more yield per...