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Maine potato growers enjoy being among the best of the best
In Mars Hill, Maine, a potato-growing family has been named Grand Champion Growers while raising only 300 acres. Bryan Bell, of Bell Brothers, has no ... more »
The Medium is the Message
In journalism school, we learned about Marshall McLuhan a Canadian writer and communications theorist. McLuhan taught that the medium is the message."... more »
Family Business
This issue marks my one-year anniversary as editor of Spudman. In the last year, I've not only learned a lot about the potato industry, but I've learn... more »
Michigan Family Grows Minitubers Without Soil
In 1997, Don Sklarczyk embarked on an adventure that would forever change the way he did business: He switched to hydroponically growing minitubers fo... more »
Seed Spud Growers Hanging on in Central Oregon
Not far from where the epic western Bend of the River" was filmed in 1952 lies a semi-arid region in central Oregon where a sizeable portion of the st... more »
California Sues Makers of Potato Chips, Fries
When Congress got rid of the controversial Delaney Clause by passing the Food Quality Protection Act in 1996, most Americans got rid of a problem. But... more »
Farming Tradition Continues For Van Orden Family
There are more than 50 years of potato-growing history in the Van Orden family of Bingham County, Idaho. Michael, Gaylen and LeRoy Van Orden are worki... more »
Kim Wahlen Works Hard In Industry He Grew Up In
Kim Wahlen is a third-generation potato grower, farming about 6,000 acres near his hometown of Aberdeen, Idaho. His grandfather, Peter Frederick Wahle... more »
New Year’s Resolution
The new year is a time when people resolve to do a lot of things: lose weight, get organized, spend more time with the family. I have a challenge for ... more »
Bill DeVos: Growers Should Focus on Consumers
There are three items prominently displayed in my office. One is a painting by Colorado artist Tom Lockhart, Greenwings over a Wintry Marsh," which I ... more »
