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Spudman 7: Tamas Houlihan, WPVGA
Last December, Tamas Houlihan was named executive director of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA). For the previous 27... more »
Recognizing Spudwomen
The history of agriculture is one told mostly from a man's perspective. However, there is no denying that women have played both important and support... more »
Michigan Matriarch
What's a Yooper? A Yooper is a euphemism for a resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (U.P.). Three percent of Michigan residents call the Upper Penin... more »
Paying It Forward
Carl Hoverson wants to give back to the industry that has given him so much during a lifetime spent growing potatoes.Hoverson, of Larimore, North Dako... more »
Going Underground
Many agronomic crops have benefited from subsurface drip irrigation (SDI), including cotton and corn, but potatoes primarily rely on pivot and sprinkl... more »
Let the marketplace decide
The historic success of farmers in the United States in providing consumers with safe, abundant and affordable food results from the interaction of ha... more »
Spudman 7: Traci Hiebert
Traci Hiebert grew up in Idaho, finished her undergraduate degree in Tübingen, Germany and spent the next 13 years working her way from intern to... more »
News from the Beltway
I've just returned from the National Potato Council's (NPC) Potato D.C. Fly-In (photo galleries from the Fly-In can be viewed at Spudman.com). I've co... more »
Tarheel Taters
It was a warm, humid, June morning as I drove through the Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina searching for the farm of Reuben James and E... more »
Fighting nematodes
The fight against nematodes uses a multi-pronged approach with fumigants continuing to be the primary mode of action followed by nematicides, green ma... more »
