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Punjab urges Bahawalpur farmers to sow wheat by Nov 15

Timely sowing of wheat would give record yield of the crop, says spokesperson
Farmers thresh wheat at a field on the outskirts of Islamabad on May 6, 2024. AFP/File
Farmers thresh wheat at a field on the outskirts of Islamabad on May 6, 2024. AFP/File

Punjab’s Agriculture Department has urged farmers to sow wheat by November 15 to get benefits from suitable conditions of the weather.

An advisory was issued by the department for farmers of Bahawalpur region, according to a spokesperson.

It added that the suitable weather conditions for sowing wheat would remain continuous by November 15 therefore wheat should be sowed by 15th of November.

They further said that timely sowing of wheat would give record yield of the crop.

The provincial government has advised peasants to first throw nitrogen fertiliser into the field at the time of sowing of wheat.

“Wheat growers can use nitrogen fertiliser for two or three times at the wheat field,” it added.

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