Asparagus
Leo Rolandelli, aka the “Godfather of Asparagus” who ran Jacobs, Malcolm, and Burtt for nearly five decades, died Oct. 31. He was 77.
Riveridge Produce, Sparta, Mich., is ready for the asparagus season.
Asparagus and sweet corn company Jacobs, Malcolm & Burtt, San Ramon, Calif., has hired Donald Alford in sales.
Crystal Valley Foods, Miami, has hired Anthony Leombruno as retail sales associate.
Labor concerns and pressure from imports aside, California asparagus growers expect a healthy crop, and say organic demand is growing even as overall acreage drops.
The weather is no longer the biggest challenge facing asparagus growers in California as they prepare for this year’s anticipated March-to-summer harvest season.
VINELAND, N.J. — Growers, distributors and local officials gathered Monday at Fresh Wave’s facility at Vineland Produce Market.
Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, Mich., will be marketing fresh asparagus this spring.
The Packer’s Tom Karst talks with Shay Myers, general manager of Nyssa, Ore.-based Owyhee Produce on May 28.
From fresh produce being plowed under to unharvested crops sitting untouched in fields, fruit and vegetable growers are the latest agriculture sector facing fallout from COVID-19.
The Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board is celebrating what makes asparagus from the Great Lake State so special in a video series that highlights growers and the culinary attributes of the summer vegetable.
Fueled by rising imports, retail per capita availability for fresh asparagus has grown in recent years, from 1.26 pounds in 2011 to 1.60 pounds in 2019.
Nearly 37% of those surveyed by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 said they purchased asparagus in the past 12 months.
Established in June 1978, the Michigan Asparagus Industry Development Program was designed to improve the economic position of Michigan asparagus growers by supporting research and market development efforts.
“Skyrocketing labor costs driven by an unrealistic, unsustainable federal government calculation pose a critical threat ...” said Michigan Agri-Business Association President Chuck Lippstreu.
The Hart, Mich.-based asparagus grower-packer-shipper says it will also dedicate its investments in expanding sales programs for other Michigan asparagus growers, as well as its own programs.
As Peru nears the end of its peak asparagus season, the Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association is forecasting ample asparagus supply for the holiday period with a strong finish to the season.