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- Guest Lectures on Skill Development and Organic agriculture on 13 Feb 2016
- Mid-Term Workshop of "Agents of Change Programme" on 11 Feb,2016
- Workshop on Launch of Agents of Change prog as Academic Activity on 21 Oct,2016
- Training on Rice Crop Residue Management
- Training on Mushroom Cultivation on 23rd to 26th Oct 2017
- Training on Bee Keeping on 27, 28 and 30th Oct 2017
- A Guest Lecture on Banking on 2nd November,2017
- Seminar to Halt Paddy Straw Burning at Khalsa College, Agriculture farm, Amritsar on 13 November 2017
- Lecture on Aromatic and Medicinal plants on 24-01-2018
- Visit of a group of Progressive farmers from Kashmir on 25-01-2018
- Punjab Agricultural University signed MoU with Khalsa College Amritsar for berseem seed production on 6th Feb., 2018
- Five Days Rejuvenation Camp organized by Faculty of Agriculture
- Online Link for Registration in UGC sponsored National Seminar on Modern Agricultural Practices: Environmental and Health Risks
- Result of Entrance Test (B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture - I) held on 18.06.2019
- Notice for Students Seeking Admission in Various Agriculture Universities
- Applications invited for the post of Instructors and Attendants
- P.G. Department of Agriculture undergraduate students visited KVK, Nang Kalan (Amritsar) on 29.08.2019
- Students of P.G. Department of Agriculture visited Coca cola, Jandiala guru (Amritsar) on 05.09.2019
- Guest lecture by Tanjeet chahal (Assistant professor, Fruit Research Station, Jallowal) organised by department of Agriculture on 6.9.2019
- Guest lecture by S. Rajpal Singh on the Importance of Sehajpath in our life organised by the Department of Agriculture
- Career Counselling Program organized by the department of Agriculture
- Visit of Students of P.G. department of Agriculture to School of Organic Farming and Integrated Farming System Model at PAU, Ludhiana
- Exposure visit of students of P.G Department of Agriculture to KVK, Nagkalan (Amritsar) on September 10, 2019
- The Teachers Day celebrated on 5th September, 2019
- P.G. Department of Agriculture visited Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, on the occasion of Kisan Mela on 21.09.2019.
- RAWE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF P.G. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
- Respected Principal, Dr. Mehal Singh addressed more than 120 students of B.Sc. and faculty members of department of agriculture on 21.10.2019.
- Activities on socio-cultural, agricultural and health aspects organised by P.G. Department of Agriculture under RAWE Program
- Play on Women Empowerment was performed under RAWE Program at Mallu Nangal on 09.10.2019
- Establishment of the Medicinal Plants Block
- Dr. Lavleen Kaur presented her research work on Paddy Stubble Management Technology at Harward University, Boston U.S.A.
- Training for mushroom cultivation in agriculture department
- P.G. Department of Agriculture organized an awareness compaign on Paddy Residue Management in collaboration with KVK, Nagkalan
- Experiential Learning Module (ELM 426) conducted in the department of Horticulture during the session 2019-20
- Experiential Learning Module (ELM 423) conducted in the department of Soil Science during the session 2019-20
- Experiential Learning Module (Commercial beekeeping) initiated by Plant Protection Division for the session 2019-20
- RAWE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF P.G. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2020
- Two day UGC-sponsored workshop on Research Methodology in Agricultural Science organised by P.G Department of Agriculture
- Important Notice for students of B.Sc. (H) Agriculture Year-IV (Group-A & B)
- Important notice for students of Agriculture under RAWE-413 programme
Seminar to Halt Paddy Straw Burning at Khalsa College, Agriculture farm, Amritsar on 13 November 2017
PAU organized Seminar to Halt Paddy Straw Burning at Khalsa College, Agriculture farm, Amritsar
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana in association with PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA) under its Mass Awareness Campaign - To Halt Paddy Straw Burning, organized a Seminar to raise awareness and disseminate information among farmers and students of agriculture dept. on Paddy residue management on 13 November 2017 at Khalsa College - Agriculture wing, Amritsar.
Special focus of the event was to educate farmers on Straw management technologies with practical demonstration of the Straw management machines namely, Super SMS, Cutter-cum-spreader and Happy Seeder. At the site, one acre wheat was sown with Happy Seeder machine to establish crop plantation without paddy straw burning.
Dr. Gurbaksh Singh, Associate Professor, Khalsa College welcomed all participants present on the occasion and moderated the seminar.
Shri Jaideep Singh, Convener-Amritsar Chapter, Punjab Committee, PHD Chamber, in his address apprised farmers of the disadvantages of stubble burning and urged them to use balers, happy seeders, zero tillage machines, Super SMS and related technologies to control stubble burning and safeguard our environment.
He also briefed farmers and participants of the activities of PHD Chamber and informed them of the upcoming annual mega event PITEX 2017 happening at Amritsar from 7 - 11 December 2017 at Ranjjit Avenue, Amritsar.
Dr. Dalbir Singh Chhina, Chief Agriculture officer, Dept. of Agriculture, Amritsar, said we are doing our best to educate the farmers and have appealed them not to resort to stubble burning. Also informed farmers of the various subsidies provided by the Government on purchase of Paddy Straw management machines. He appealed farmers to manage crop residue to better soil health.
Dr. Mehal Singh, Principal, Khalsa College, Amritsar appreciated the efforts of PAU, PEDA and PHD Chamber for organizing such seminars on Straw management. He apprised farmers of the menace of stubble burning and its ill effects on our environment.
Esteemed speakers, Dr.JS Gill, Agronomist, Dept. of Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, PAU Ludhiana shared his rich expertise in Crop Residue management whereas Mr. Raminder Singh, District Manager- Amritsar region, PEDA made detailed presentation on the schemes of PEDA and the subsidies available on purchase of Energy Efficient & Solar gadgets respectively.
S Rajbir Singh Gill, Member- Khalsa College Governing Council; Dr.Bhupinder Singh, Associate Director, KVK Amritsar; Er. Ranbir Singh Randhawa, Dept. of Agriculture, Amritsar; Er. Mandeep Pujare, Project Director, Agri Tech Management Agency (ATMA), Dept. of Agriculture, Amritsar; Ms. Rimneet Kaur, Deputy Resident Director, PHD Chamber, Chandigarh and Mr. Gurbinder Singh Bajwa, Jang Progressive farmers Producer's organization(JPFO) from Gurdaspur; Dr. Kanwaljit Singh and Mr. Amarinder Singh, Asst. Professor, Khalsa College were also present on the occasion.
The programme ended with Vote of thanks by Dr. Randeep Kaur, Dean & Head; PG-Dept. of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar.
Nearly 100 participants including Farmers, Technology Providers & Agri / Farm Equipment Manufacturers attended the programme.
