AEWR's Rise Means Asparagus' Downfall: 'Not a Lot of Positivity for the Future'
Jan 22, 2024

Video: AEWR's Rise Means Asparagus' Downfall: 'Not a Lot of Positivity for the Future'

Twenty years ago, Oceana County asparagus farmer Derek Oomen's family grew 80 acres of root-stock. Ten years ago that number had dropped to 40 acres. In 2023, that figure had plummeted to only 8 acres, meaning the demand for establishing new fields of asparagus is locked in a troubling downward spiral.
 

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AEWR's Rise Means Asparagus' Downfall: 'Not a Lot of Positivity for the Future'

Twenty years ago, Oceana County asparagus farmer Derek Oomen's family grew 80 acres of root-stock. Ten years ago that number had dropped to 40 acres. In 2023, that figure had plummeted to only 8 acres, meaning the demand for establishing new fields of asparagus is locked in a troubling downwa... More
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