Dry Spell Puts Soygaon’s Cotton and Soybean Crops Under Stress as Farmers Await Rain
A prolonged dry spell during August and September is affecting Kharif crops in Soygaon taluka, despite cumulative rainfall reaching 109% of the average so far. The shortage of timely rain during critical flowering and crop-development stages has raised concerns over crop yields.
Farmers are reporting shedding of cotton squares (flower buds), poor development of maize cobs and problems with soybean pod formation.
This year, Kharif sowing in the taluka covered 42,485 hectares, including 28,206 hectares of cotton, 6,693 hectares of maize and 4,258 hectares of soybean.
Rainfall distribution has been highly uneven. June received 100% of normal rainfall and July recorded 197%, but rainfall fell to 55% of normal in August and only 34% in September. Among revenue circles, Jarandi received 139% and Soygaon 134% of normal rainfall, while Banoti recorded 88% and Savaldbara 81%.
Under the guidance of Taluka Agriculture Officer Bharat Kasar, agriculture officials are visiting farms to assess crop conditions and provide farmers with on-site advice on protecting crops from further damage.
With the crops at sensitive growth stages, farmers are now waiting for timely rainfall to support crop development and protect yields.
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