Asparagus
Clover Adams to lead Michigan Asparagus
The Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board named Jamie Clover Adams as its new executive director effective May 10. Clover Adams brings more than 25 years of state and federal... more »
Predicting, managing asparagus emergence helps growers
Asparagus pops up early and comes when it wants. What if late frosts are a worry? What if labor always arrives late? What if growers are hoping to hit an early market? Can growers influence... more »
Michigan State University’s 2021 Oceana Asparagus Day to be virtual
Michigan State University Extension will be holding the 2021 Oceana Asparagus Day virtually on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Participants will learn about updated pest control, managing root rot, nitrogen management, asparagus research activities taking place... more »
Asparagus beetles thrive in stalks and leaf cover
Asparagus beetles are endemic to asparagus fields. The beetles emerge in the spring and growers spray for them. After spraying, the beetles keep coming back, but from where? Where do asparagus beetles overwinter? “We used... more »
Krohne Plant Farms nursery operation sold
Friends within a niche of the specialty crops industry signed papers in December to transfer the strawberry and asparagus nursery sales operation of Michigan’s Krohne Plant Farms Inc. to the Indiana Berry & Plant Co.... more »
Peruvian asparagus volumes continue steady
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) encourages retailers to promote Peruvian asparagus throughout December 2020 and into the New Years’ holiday. According to a news release, December’s steady harvesting, packing and shipping results in the... more »
Enza Zaden launches first variety of white asparagus
Dutch vegetable breeder Enza Zaden has introducesd its first asparagus variety on the European market: the white Daleza F1 (E225W.004). Michel Neefs of the Enza Zaden breeding team talks about the development of Daleza. For... more »
Walker Brothers Inc. strengthens its presence in the South America region
Walker Brothers Inc. has welcomed its newest team member, Pedro Cisneros Zevallos. With 23 years of practical experience in the green and white asparagus industry, a masters in Plant Breeding... more »
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