Kuthala Farm: WHERE Modern Outlook meets Traditional Agriculture

I am Mandeep Singh, a farmer from Village Kuthala, Malerkotla (Punjab) and have done Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA). I have been growing Paddy, Wheat, Sugarcane, Maize and a lot of other seasonal crops from quite some time now. The total land that I use for farming is about 20 acre. In my free time, I love to listen to music and my other hobbies are singing and reading books. I also am involved in Dairy Farming wherein I have 13 cows (2 HF cows and 11 Sahiwal cows) along with 2 buffaloes. The fodder to be fed to the animals is grown within the farm itself, which comprises of Guar, Maize and Barley.

As a secondary occupation, I sell milk at a nearby Milk booth in my village. For farming, I use both organic as well as conventional farming styles. At my farm, I make use of modern techniques of farming, such as I make use of a Seeder farm implement for sowing Wheat. I also own a few farming equipment of my own like 2 Tractors, Reapers, Straw Reaper, Trolley, Rotavator etc. All the agricultural produce from my farm is being sold in the nearby Kisan Mandi in my village.

Personal Life: Prior to farming, I also did a job somewhere but somehow wasn’t satisfied and chose to do farming. I am married and we are 4 members in the family, which includes my parents, my wife and myself. My father is also a farmer and my mother & wife are housewives.

In the future, I plan to expand my business of dairy farming and purchase high-yield livestock to help with the same. I also intend to grow Ginger and Strawberries on my farm. I also want to impart education to my fellow farmers with regards to latest techniques of farming and dairy farming. Seeing the potential of Organic Farming, I wish to understand and utilize its full potential.

I want to give a message to all the farmers across the nation that they should also do some kind of side business along with farming. That business may be related to dairy farming, fishing, horticulture, bee-keeping and so on. I also want to suggest my fellow farmers to sow multiple crops and keep on trying something new in order to learn about new and unconventional farming techniques.