The most dependable farming videos on YouTube come from government and research institutions: DD Kisan for daily farm news and schemes, ICAR and IARI Pusa for research and seasonal advisories, your state agricultural university for crop advice in your language, and IMD for monsoon and weather outlooks. All the channels below were live on 30 September 2026, each with a video uploaded in the previous few weeks, and each is run by a public body.
We have not ranked channels or quoted subscriber numbers. Private farmer and "kisan vlog" channels can be useful too, but their quality varies and we have not verified them; use the checklist at the end before acting on any video.
Verified institutional channels
| Channel | Run by | What you will find | Last upload seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| DD Kisan (@DDKisan) | Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan) | Describes itself as India's 24/7 channel for agriculture and rural development: farm news, weather updates, schemes and expert programmes. Recent titles we saw were in Hindi | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Indian Council of Agricultural Research (@ICARIndia) | ICAR | National events, conferences (for example the Rabi campaign conference of 2026), research announcements and institute highlights | 29 Sep 2026 |
| IARI, Pusa, New Delhi, Official (@iaripusanewdelhiofficial5271) | ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute | Farmer stories, advisory and training clips, many as short videos | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Pusa Indore (ICAR IARI RS Indore Official) (@IARI_RSIndore_Pusaindore) | IARI Regional Station, Indore | Bread and durum wheat research for central India, including Pusa seed booking for 2026 | 25 Sep 2026 |
| TNAU TV (@tnautv2557) | Educational Media Centre, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University | Crop technologies, training programmes (recent example: organic farming interventions) and university events. Check each video's language | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Punjab Agricultural University Official Channel (@punjab_agricultural_university) | PAU, Ludhiana | Daily updates on research, teaching and extension, including live sessions; recent titles were in Punjabi. Useful for wheat, paddy and Punjab-specific practices | 24 Sep 2026 |
| India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) | IMD, Ministry of Earth Sciences | Official press briefings and outlooks, such as the southwest monsoon performance and northeast monsoon outlook. Good for sowing and harvest planning | 30 Sep 2026 |
| MANAGE India (youtube.com/manageindia) | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad (Agriculture Ministry) | Agricultural innovations, expert talks and lecture series aimed at extension workers and progressive farmers | 11 Sep 2026 |
| NABARD Online (youtube.com/nabardonline) | NABARD | Rural finance, FPO and startup spotlights, bankable project themes. Useful for loans and business planning | 30 Sep 2026 |
| PIB India (@PIBIndia) | Press Information Bureau | Cabinet briefings and scheme announcements, which is where rates and eligibility changes are first stated | 30 Sep 2026 |
"Last upload seen" comes from each channel's public feed, so a channel that posts weekly may not have a video from the last few days. A channel that is not in this list is not necessarily bad; it may simply not have been checked.
Find your own KVK and state university
- Krishi Vigyan Kendras: there are roughly 730 KVKs in the country, and many run their own YouTube channels with district-specific demonstrations. Activity varies a lot, with some posting weekly and others a few times a year. Find yours in the KVK directory on the ICAR website.
- State agricultural universities: TNAU and PAU are listed above. Other state agricultural universities also run channels; look for the one linked from the university's own website, not a similar-named account.
- Beware of accounts that copy a university's name; in our checks, one "PAU Ludhiana" handle had only two videos, both from 2019, and was not the official channel.
Other free resources
- mKisan SMS advisories: as a pilot with IMD, the Agriculture Ministry sent local monsoon onset forecasts by SMS to over 3.88 crore farmers in 13 states in five languages in Kharif 2025, and a telephone survey in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar found that 31-52% of farmers adjusted their planting decisions after receiving them.
- Kisan Call Centre: 1800-180-1551, toll free, with answers in local languages.
- Apps: see our list of official farming apps.
- TNAU Agritech Portal (agritech.tnau.ac.in) has text guides on irrigation, nutrient management and crop protection.
How to judge any farming video
- Who is speaking? A scientist, KVK officer or university extension worker is more reliable than an anonymous voice-over.
- Is the dose given per acre or per litre, with the product's registered label? If a video recommends a pesticide, check the label and your KVK; never mix chemicals on a video's word.
- Is it a local recommendation? A variety, sowing date or fertiliser dose that works in Punjab can fail in Maharashtra. Check it against your state's package of practices.
- Are there income claims? Treat "lakhs per acre" claims with suspicion unless costs, yield, price and the year are shown.
- Is it selling something? Videos that end with a product link, a paid course or a "subsidy agent" number need extra care. Government schemes are applied for through official portals and departments, not through paid intermediaries.
- When was it made? Scheme amounts and rules change; confirm on official scheme pages or the subsidy finder.
💡 Tip: Save the two or three channels closest to you (your state university, your KVK, DD Kisan) and watch the seasonal advisory videos a week before each sowing. That is more useful than following many channels.
Sources
- YouTube: DD Kisan
- YouTube: Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- YouTube: IARI, Pusa, New Delhi, Official
- YouTube: Pusa Indore (ICAR IARI RS Indore Official)
- YouTube: TNAU TV
- YouTube: Punjab Agricultural University Official Channel
- YouTube: India Meteorological Department
- YouTube: MANAGE India
- YouTube: NABARD Online
- YouTube: PIB India
- ICAR: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) directory
- PIB: Government Promotes AI and Drone Technologies (16 Dec 2025), mKisan SMS forecasts