Asparagus Mystery: What Killed Large Stockton Crop Just Weeks Before Harvest?While he declined to speak on camera, owner Jeffrey Klein says he suspects he may have overwatered the asparagus during the winter months. But the University of California Agricultural Cooperative Extension doesn’t think that’s the case.
Decline In Workers Worrying Central Valley FarmersThe good news for job seekers is that there’s plenty of work in the farm fields, but the bad news for farmers is there are not enough workers coming around.
US Asparagus Industry Sees Slight RecoveryAsparagus farmers crushed for decades by a flood of South American imports have begun to expand production again in the hope that healthy eating trends will help bolster prices and sales of their stalks.