Mahindra and Escorts Kubota report lower September tractor sales
Mahindra's domestic tractor sales fell 23% to 50,208 units and Escorts Kubota's fell 16.2% to 14,911 in September 2026, though both are ahead for April to September.
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India caps sugar dealer stocks at 1,000 quintals for 15 days
Dealers may hold sugar for no more than 15 days and 1,000 quintals from 15 October to 30 November 2026. DGFT has also notified a 5,841 tonne EU export quota for 2026-27.
Maharashtra signs BharatNet agreement with ₹10,520 crore central support
Digital Bharat Nidhi, BSNL and state agencies will cover 28,237 gram panchayats and give on-demand links to 15,799 villages, with more than nine lakh rural home fibre connections expected.
Environment Agency lets drought-hit farms refill reservoirs a month early
A temporary rule lets irrigation licence holders in England fill storage reservoirs from 1 October instead of November. Eighteen East Anglian catchments and 43 salmon river catchments are excluded.
Massey Ferguson signs supply deal for compact tractors from India’s ITL
AGCO's Massey Ferguson will add a value range of compact tractors from 20 hp supplied by International Tractors Limited, with a phased rollout across Europe and the Middle East in 2027.
Centre approves Rs 5,547.99 crore MSP procurement of pulses and oilseeds
Price Support Scheme approval for kharif 2026-27 covers 4.66 lakh tonnes of tur in Uttar Pradesh plus soybean, moong and sunflower in Karnataka and Telangana.
Rabi MSP for 2027-28: wheat up Rs 25, safflower up Rs 675 a quintal
The Cabinet set wheat at Rs 2,610 and rapeseed and mustard at Rs 6,613 per quintal for 2027-28, with the largest increases for safflower, mustard and lentil.
Monsoon ends at 87% of normal as IMD sees a dry October for most of India
June to September rain was 759.4 mm, the fourth lowest since 2001. IMD expects October rain below 85% of the long period average but a normal northeast monsoon in the south peninsula.
ADAMA launches Rexaro fungicide in India for grapes, potatoes and vegetables
The dual-action product targets Oomycete diseases such as downy mildew and late blight. ADAMA has not disclosed pricing, launch states or Indian registration details.
FBN and Google AI Futures Fund to build AI context engine for farms
Farmers Business Network says early versions will reach farmers this autumn and Google will give it early access to frontier models. Financial terms were not disclosed.