Asparagus harvest is now underway in the nation’s largest producing state after a delayed start. 

Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board Executive Director Jamie Clover Adams tells Brownfield this year’s start is fast and furious as cool, wet weather has quickly turned hot and dry.

“The older farmers tell me that the longer it takes to come up, there’s less opportunity for freeze damage so that’s a good thing,” she says.

Clover Adams says farmers have been able to source enough labor and inputs despite supply chain issues.  But she says imports remain challenging.

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