asparagus

With the trouble in hiring enough people during harvest season, the USDA has invested nearly $300 million into automation and mechanization of specialty-crop production.

Old Town Pump Saloon is back with grilled asparagus and you'll find a Bacon wrapped asparagus cheeseburger on a pretzel bun at Pepp'rmint Stick Drive-In.

Los Hernandez Tamales will be serving their world famous James Beard Foundation award-winning Asparagus Pepperjack tamales, along with activities including a 'Tamale eating contest', 'Asparagus Spear Tossing Contest' plus free samples and a mariachi band!

The Yakima Valley is one of the premiere asparagus growing regions in the world! Today we have the answer to everyone's  most frequently asked question about asparagus!

The 2011 asparagus harvest is running late in the valley this year due to a cold, wet spring. It won't be long until we'll be consuming lugs of the stuff fresh, canning it, freezing it and more. Last year, my wife and crew pickled about 75 quarts of the stuff.