MP farmers worried as standing soy crop suffers pest attack at some places

This may lower yields if it is not contained in time

The hopes of Madhya Pradesh’s farmers for a good soybean harvest, because of rise in acreage compared to last year, could be dashed in a few areas. This is because the standing crops at a few places have reportedly been hit by the white stem fly, which could lower yields.

Though senior industry officials discounted any largescale impact of white stem fly in the final harvest, a few farmer leaders said that in several districts of the state, an attack has been noticed.

“In some isolated fields, there have been reports of pest attack, but it isn’t big enough to cause any