This chapter reviews developments in carrot cultivation including optimizing root shape, using strip-till systems, improving fertilizer use (including the use of mycorrhizal fungi), and irrigation and harvesting techniques. The chapter also discusses advances in crop protection, including management of weeds and insect pests such as the carrot root fly, carrot weevil, and aster leafhopper. The chapter surveys advances in dealing with foliar diseases such as leaf blight and root diseases such as Sclerotinia white rot. The authors conclude by reviewing developments in organic carrot cultivation.