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…
Dewulf Debuts Harvester
Dewulf has introduced the second generation of its four-row top-lifting harvester: the ZKIVS(E). The self-propelled harvester combines stability in the field, a robust and maneuverable…
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…
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…
