asparagus

Once the national leader in asparagus, Washington is expected to see less than 3,000 acres harvested this year.  Alan Schreiber, Executive Director of the Washington Asparagus Commission, said it’s all about dollars and cents.   “The m...

Northwest vegetable production was mixed last year, according to NASS. Idaho onions were valued at $64.0 million last year, up 11% from 2020. Oregon onions had a total value of $115 million, down 5% year-over-year. Washington onions were valued at $101 million, down 28% from 2020 ...

This was a difficult year for local asparagus growers not just because of the weather. The biggest challenge was a lack of labor to pick and process their fields, hurting yields and quality. Executive Director of the Washington Asparagus Commission Alan Schreiber ...

It’s dry up and down the west coast, but in California, farmers are starting to see their water turn off. To show how the drought is impacting the farm industry in the largest agricultural production state, Western Growers is out with a series of videos showcasing the devastation left behind when the water stops flowing. Joe ...

Vegetable production across the Northwest was a mixed bag last year. According to NASS, onion production in Idaho were valued at $68.3 million, up 4% from 2019. Oregon onions had a total value of utilized production of $119 million, up 9% year over year ...

On Tuesday, Representative Dan Newhouse sent a letter to Robert Lighthizer, urging the U.S. Trade Representative to take further action to support and strengthen the Washington asparagus industry.   “While I am very appreciative of your progress with USMCA and look forward to the Senate completing their work, the Washington asparagus industry remains concerned by unfair trade practices due to incr

Washington State University announced Tuesday that the state Department of Agriculture has granted the asparagus industry Section 18 emergency exemption for Warrior II to control European asparagus aphid.  The European asparagus aphid is a small blue-green to gray-green aphid about 1.5 mm in l...

NASS is out with its vegetable crop production estimates for 2018.  Asparagus value of utilized production in Washington totaled $26.2 million, down 2% from 2017.  Washington accounted for 34% of national utilized production.   Carrots in Washington showed a $20.0 million valu...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture announced late last week that 25 projects across the state will share in $4.6 million in 2018 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant funds.  And the projects vary as much as the state’s Ag industry.   P...

Asparagus season is upon us and it looks like there’s going to be a lot of good quality that is available.   But how to cook it? Julie Garden-Robinson of North Dakota State University Extension said first is picking up good asparagus.   “...