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Monsoon and weather outlooks, water and irrigation, soil health and agriculture’s emissions and adaptation.
Defra's 15 October decision covers parts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset and East and West Sussex. The Environment Agency warns farmers may not refill storage reservoirs for 2027 irrigation.
WMO forecasts a record Niño 3.4 anomaly of about +3.7°C for October to December and a drier Indian subcontinent. NOAA puts the chance of a historic event at 83% for the same season.
Squads cover 18 districts in Punjab and 16 in Haryana from 1 October to 30 November and report daily. Punjab logged 84 farm fires by 5 October, according to IANS.
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.
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.
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan asked every state and district to assess irrigation water before finalising rabi plans, and set a nationwide soil health drive for 22 October to 30 November.
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
