Rice Boro

• Stage:Tillering
• There is chance of Blast and brown spot attack due to light fog and raised temperature. Apply Trooper 6.0g or Nativo 6.0g/litre water twice in 10-15 days.
• To captivate & control the butterflies, place 2 Pheromone Traps/bigha. Also apply Carbofuran 5g @10kg / ha. or Diazinon 10g @17kg/ha. for its control.
• If noticed, collect the adults using hand net & destroy them by burying under soil or by burning.
• There is a chance of attack of insect/pests like, Rice stemborer, Rice hispa, etc. Constant monitoring is required for its level of incidences.
• Apply urea 13 kg/bigha as first top dressing after 15-20 days of transplanting (4-5 tillers/hill).
• Weeding with weeder after top dressing of urea increases the activity of fertilizer.
• Keep the field and irrigation channel weed free. Weeding should be done before application of fertilizer and mixed the fertilizer with soil. Hand weeding or weedicides (viz. Rifit 500EC, Superhit 500 EC. etc. @ 134 ml/bigha) may be used for weed control.
• Maintain 5-7 cm land water level.
• Apply irrigation.

Vegetable

• Present weather condition is favourable for the incidence of yellowish-brown spot in tomato, Spray mancozeb 2.5-3g/litres of water.
• Under the prevailing weather condition, monitoring is advised for infestation of fruit borers in brinjal, tomato, chilli. If infestation occurs, installation of pheromone traps @ 3-4 traps per acre is advised.
• Present weather is congenial for sucking pests in vegetables; spray recommended pesticides.
• Apply Irrigation.

Horticultural

• Weather conditions are congenial for bud rot disease in coconut; spray Bordeaux mixture 1% on spindle leaves and crown of disease affected as well as neighbouring palms.
• Under the present weather conditions, there is a chance of an attack of pseudostem weevil to young banana plants of 3-4 months age. Spray Chlorpyriphos 2 ml/liters of water.
• In fruit crops, apply organic mulches after earthing up and weeding to conserve residual soil moisture as well as to maintain the soil temperature.
• Apply Irrigation.

Mustard

• Stage:Flowering
• Advice for weedings in mustard fields.

Livestock

• Take necessary steps to prevent external parasites.
• The temperature can be increased by lighting high-wattage bulbs in cowsheds.
• Feed rich grain.
• Give anthelmintic drugs.
• Vaccinate the cattle to prevent scurvy.
• Give lukewarm water to drink.
• Feed 50-100g mineral mixture daily with feed to maintain cattle health.

Poultry

• Keep the poultry shed clean and dry.
• Take necessary measures to protect against fungal diseases.
• Vaccinate Spring Disease of Chicken.
• Let the hens out of the coop a little late in the morning and close the coop door in the evening.

Fishery

• Reduce fish density, and transfer to other ponds if necessary.
• Ensure enough water in the pond to avoid the harmful effects of low temperatures.
• Reduce food in winter. Stop feeding if needed.
• Keep clean the pond water.
• Apply lime in the pond to protect fish from various bacterial diseases in winter. (250-500 gm/per decimal)