Asparagus news this week…..

• Nick reports on farm visits earlier this week and recommends growers call ahead before sending product to processors.  USDA report shows 4.65 million pounds processed.  Here’s a link to the data.   https://tinyurl.com/465resvp
• Southwest growers estimate harvest will wrap up in the next few days to a week.  Peruvian imports are up 2.2 million pounds (21%) during the traditional first 4 weeks of our season over 2019.
• Jamie talks to the Farm Babe about her visit to Oceana County.  https://thefarmbabe.com/     https://www.facebook.com/IowaFarmBabe
• Ben discusses ongoing controlled atmosphere storage research.  Here’s a link to this weeks Extension Vegetable Crop Report.  https://tinyurl.com/msmywvut