RPE Inc. has entered into a partnership with Lynn and Jeffery McCullough, the father-and-son team who own Lynn McCullough Farms LLC, Spud Grower Farms LLC and The Spud Seller LLC in Colorado's San Luis Valley, whereby RPE will serve as the exclusive marketer for Spud Grower Farms and The Spud Seller.

The biggest single factor that seems to point to increased asparagus consumption is household income. While there are some geographic variances as well as difference between the genders and marital status of consumers, how much money a household makes appears to have the most influence.

Eagle Eye Produce Inc. has stepped up its potato production this season. “We increased acreage over last year to meet customer demand and be able to run additional promotional campaigns,” Director of Marketing Nate Klingler told The Produce News July 31.

For the 2012 growing season, Alpine Fresh Inc. has changed its irrigation practices in Peru to become more efficient in an effort to save water and ultimately decrease costs.

“We have changed the way we irrigate our asparagus,” said Walter Yager, president of the Miami-based company. “This has resulted in a 30 percent savings on water. Where a particular well used to irrigate 100 acres, we are now irrigating 130 acres with the same amount of water.”