Manufacturer Makes Updates to Optical Sorter
Updates to the Visar Sortop carrot and potato optical sorter are bringing increased throughput, accuracy and efficiency to carrot sorting operations. Among the key updates…
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Vive Grows Sales Team
Vive Crop Protection Inc. continues to grow its U.S. sales team with the addition of three new regional sales managers: Nichole Drake, Pacific Northwest regional…
New Cover Crop Survey Data Challenges Assumptions on Role of Incentive Payments
A new national survey report has found that the vast majority of farmers who use cover crops don’t need incentive payments to continue with the…
Enza Zaden Enters Carrot Market
Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden has acquired a carrot breeding program from the German company Carosem, a pure carrot breeding company specializing in the breeding…
Managing a Volatile Fertilizer Market for Successful Carrot Yields
By Josh Smart Carrot growers are breathing a sigh of relief that the global fertilizer shortage is largely over. But unfortunately, the shortage has been…
Alternaria Leaf Blight Management Alternatives
Biological Fungicides for Managing Alternaria Leaf Blight in Organic Carrots By Jaspreet Sidhu, Vegetable Crops Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension Alternaria leaf blight, caused by…
BRANDT Co-Founder, Evelyn Brandt Thomas, Celebrates 100th Birthday
Evelyn Brandt Thomas, co-founder of BRANDT, a leading retailer of professional agronomic services and manufacturer of specialty input products, celebrates her 100th birthday. A century of…
Tong Introduces New Compact Model of Flagship FieldLoad Pro
Further to strong sales and worldwide demand for Tong’s industry leading FieldLoad PRO, the company’s fieldloading machine is now available in a compact 1800mm wide…
Five Minutes With… Carlos Bonilla, Oregon State University Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center Director
Carlos Bonilla is the new director of the Oregon State University (OSU) Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC). As director, Bonilla serves as a…
Idaho Association of Plant Protection 2023 Annual Meeting
Wednesday, November 1 at 1:00 pm to Thursday, November 2 at 12:00 pm. McGregor Building, 85 East Baseline, Rupert, Idaho All interested in crop protection…