In late March, the Spanish region of Navarre started its white asparagus campaign. This product is highly appreciated in the market and its differentiated quality was recognized in 2003, almost ...
Times are tough on the Belgian asparagus market at the moment. "The current prices simply aren't good," says Jos Amelinckx of Amelinckx Asparagus & Fruit. "Why? Who knows. There's plenty ...
Darbonne Planasa, a producer of asparagus in France, started harvesting last week. “There is one particularity for us this year. During the previous season, the production was more staggered but ...
The asparagus season is getting off to a slow start in the Wye Valley. The first spears have been picked but the volumes are still low. “We have auctioned our ...
With the UK asparagus season fast approaching, Kim Parker explains how visible symptoms of phytophthora rot are the ‘tip of the iceberg’ and summarises strategies for prevention and control. For ...
Field operations such as annual re-ridging in asparagus crops, spray operations and harvesting can result in progressive and severe compaction of inter-bed wheelings, leading to reduced infiltration and an increased ...
As U.S. asparagus consumption rises, producers are looking for ways to take the mystery out of cooking the vegetable. A new microwavable line of fresh-cut asparagus was introduced in April ...
