Department of Agrometeorology, College of Agriculture Indira Gandhi KrishiVishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.)-492 012 Email-aas_raipur@yahoo.co.in Phone/Fax: 0771-2542557 Year: 23, No. 78 Date: 04.10.2014 Integrated Agromet Advisory Service (Project Sponsored by India Meteorological Department) District: Raigarh Medium Range Weather Forecast Forecast as received from IMD, Raipur Weather parameters Rainfall (mm) Maximum Temperature(°C) Minimum Temperature (°C) Cloud Cover (Octa) Maximum humidity (%) Minimum humidity (%) Wind Speed (kmph) Wind Direction 08-Oct 09-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 0 33 23 0 85 75 3 E 0 33 22 2 80 70 4 NE 0 33 22 3 80 70 5 NE 0 32 22 3 80 70 8 NE 8 32 21 3 85 75 15 NE Agro-advisories Looking to the present weather condition farmers are advised for the preparation of the land where rabi crop is to be taken so that sowing of the crops can be started. At present the early sown rice is in maturity stage. Looking to this, farmers are advised to harvest the matured crop and sown gram and latyrus after the harvesting of the rice crop. At present the soybean crop is in maturity stage. Looking to this, farmers are advised to harvest the matured crop and sown gram with Zero tillage practice. Looking to present weather condition, farmers are advised to store water in the rice fields particularly in medium and long duration rice varieties. Rice crop is in panicle emergence stage, Therefore, farmers are advised for the spray of Ethiemidachlorprid @ 60 ml/acre or Biprophagin@1ml/ liter of water for the control of plant hoppers. In vegetable crops mainly brinjal may be affected by fruit borer so farmers are advised for keeping watch on their fields. Sr. Scientist (Agromet)