A new technical sheet, in French, deals with the production of carrot seeds in organic agriculture. It is intended for all those involved in the production of carrot seed and aims to ensure successful production under the best possible conditions, in compliance with both the specifications for organic farming and the regulations contained in the standard multiplication agreement. It encompasses:
- Crop requirements;
- Crop establishment (soil preparation and sowing);
- Crop management;
- Disease management;

The paper describes the long-term effects of practicing ten years reduced tillage on crop yields in a conventional and organic farming system context. Data were collected from the BASIS field experiment, which was established in the Netherlands in 2009 to investigate the effects of reduced tillage on crop yield and soil properties in a controlled traffic farming system on a sandy loam soil.

The research article is published in Plos One. Managing pests in carrot production is challenging. Endophytic microbes have been demonstrated to improve the health and productivity of many crops, but factors affecting endophyte dynamics in carrot is still not well understood. The goal of this study was to determine how crop management system and carrot genotype interact to affect the composition and potential of endophytes to mitigate disease caused by Alternaria dauci, an important carrot pathogen.