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Under the Tetons’ Shadow

With the jagged Grand Teton mountains rising in the distance on a brisk October morning, trucks laden with freshly dug certified seed potatoes arrived... more »

Agritourism helps Ohio farm survive

Road construction was going on right in front of Ramseyer Farms throughout the busy agritourism season this past fall. The thousands of customers who ... more »

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Making your voice heard in D.C.

In 2015, during the first session of the 114th Congress, potato growers made their voices heard by their Senators and Representatives both on Capitol ... more »

Spudman 7: Willem Schrage

Willem Schrage is the director of the potato program for the North Dakota State Seed Department. He is a native of the Netherlands and a graduate of A... more »

Band of Brothers

Iotts have been farming in Michigan for over 100 years, but how they ended up in Michigan is a tale with historical antecedents.As Dennis Iott tells t... more »

Mars Needs Tubers

Though we have seen a great deal of science come down the pike in the potato world over the decades and we have seen a lot of science fiction movies c... more »

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A Sense of Place

I feel the ice-cold breath of 2016 breathing down my neck. How can this be? Wasn't it just last week that I was sitting in the Spudman booth at the 20... more »

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Support for Voluntary Labeling

As the First Session of the 114th Congress draws to an end, potato growers from Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin went the distance ... more »

Spudman 7: Warren Henninger

Warren Henninger is the founder and chairman of the board of Ag World Support Systems (AWSS) in Spokane, Washington. He was born and raised on a potat... more »

BASF creates Priaxor® fungicide to protect potatoes

Having issues with disease this growing season? BASF is here to help.At BASF, it is our goal to help growers get the most out of each of their acres,"... more »


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