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Oregon Potato Commission presented the inaugural Oregon Potatoes Goodness Unearthed Gold Medal Awards at the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. Dan Chin Farm's won the red potato award for its French Fingerling. The yellow potato award went to POR02PG37-2, a new variety from Klamath Basin Extension and… Full Story »

Potato Growers of Idaho (PGI) honored Randy and Karlene Hardy, of Oakley, with their PGI Grower of the Year Award. Randy and Karlene celebrate their 40-year wedding anniversary in June. They have five children and 26 grandchildren. Randy is the chairman of Sun Valley Potato… Full Story »

Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Thursday, traditionally meaning another six weeks of winter. Alabama, however, has experienced a winter like no other. In addition to an unusually wet season, a combination of a La Nina pattern and positive North Atlantic Oscillation phases have also… Full Story »

The U.S. Department of Labor has reversed course on a proposed rule that would have limited the sorts of work children are allowed to perform on farms. The agency said it will release a new proposal by summer. The department's action shows the agency listened… Full Story »

The U.S. Department of Labor's (USDOL) Wage and Hour Division announced Feb. 1 it would re-propose the portion of its regulation on child labor in agriculture interpreting the "parental exemption." The decision to re-propose was, in part, a response to requests from the public and… Full Story »

To help develop and promote the state's specialty crops, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is seeking proposals for the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nursery crops including floriculture and sod. The grant program… Full Story »

Lynn Olsen Sr., 72, of Othello, received the 2012 Industry Leadership award from the Washington Potato Foundation during the 2012 Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. Olsen is a former chairman of the Washington State Potato Commission. He was president of the National Potato Council in 1995. Olsen… Full Story »

The Maine Potato Board selected Brandon Berce, of St. Agatha, as its Young Farmer of the Year for 2012. The 28-year-old Berce farms with his father, Ned, and his brother, Niklas, in the heart of the St. John Valley. Berce Farms grows seed potato varieties… Full Story »