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Spudwomen 2016
Liz Sanders: The Boss"I'm incredibly bossy, so I think that makes me especially suited for management, Liz Sanders said, laughing at her self-assessme... more »
Spudwomen 2016: Liz Sanders
"I'm incredibly bossy, so I think that makes me especially suited for management, Liz Sanders said, laughing at her self-assessment. "My job is to mak... more »
Spudwomen 2016: Eugenia Banks
When colleagues and farmers were asked to describe Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) potato specialist Eugenia Banks, two words stood ou... more »
Spudwomen 2016: Silvia Rondon
It's a long way from the Andean altiplano of Puno, Peru, to the lower Columbia Basin of Hermiston, Oregon. For Silvia Rondon, it's a journey that star... more »
Strength in Numbers
A shroud of scaffolding covers the Capitol Dome these days, as one of the world's most iconic symbols of democracy undergoes a $60 million renovation.... more »
UAS Spreads Its Wings
Donna Delparte is an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University (ISU) in Pocatello, and has been performing resear... more »
Spudman 7: Larry Hiller
Larry Hiller received a B.S. in ag education from Iowa State University (ISU). He spent nine months in the Philippines in the 4-H International Farm Y... more »
Politics and Potatoes
Donald Trump was in ascendance as we gathered in Washington, D.C., for the National Potato Council's Potato D.C. Fly-In in February. From political pu... more »
Potato D.C. Fly-In postmortem
Between Feb. 22 and Feb. 25, the National Potato Council (NPC) hosted the 2016 Potato D.C. Fly-In. More than 130 U.S. potato growers and industry part... more »
Sands of Time
In the Central Sands region of Wisconsin, made famous in Aldo Leopold's book, A Sand County Almanac," Steve Diercks, 67, and his son Andy Diercks, 45,... more »
