Survey: Ag Industry Confident about Future Profitability
More than half of agriculture leaders optimistic about future economic conditions6 in 10 expect the profitability of their businesses to increase in the next 12…
Industry News
Vive Grows 342% in Three Years
Vive Crop Protection, Inc. (Vive) announced that it placed No. 139 on the 2023 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Canada’s Top…
Weakening Crop Prices, High Production Costs Weigh on Farmer Sentiment
Agricultural producers’ sentiment declined for the second month in a row as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index fell 9 points to a reading of…
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…
FarmSense Takes Top Prize in Bayer’s Prestigious Grants4Tech Pest Monitor Challenge
Agtech startup FarmSense announced that it has been awarded the top prize in Bayer’s global Grants4Tech Pest Monitor Challenge. The FarmSense team recently spent multiple days demonstrating…
Nichino America, Inc. and Sipcam Agro Sign Cross-Licensing Agreement
Nichino America, Inc. and Sipcam Agro have announced a cross-licensing agreement that is set to improve the crop protection offerings in the United States mutually…
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…
