Industry Profiles
Spudman April Grower Profile: Rockey Farms History
The history of Rockey Farms in Colorado's San Luis Valley with Brendon Rockey and Sheldon Rockey. Click here to see more on ... watch »
Spudman 7: Mac Johnson
Mac Johnson has spent his entire career in marketing, working for, or with, many of the country’s largest consumer product goods. In 2000, he joined... more »
Rockey Farms a blast from the past
Beneficial insects and complementary plant populations — you might call it neo-traditionalism, a recognition that past farming practices still have ... more »
Spudman 7: Doug Cole
Doug Cole has been the director of marketing and communications for Simplot Plant Sciences since 2012. In this capacity, Cole is responsible for build... more »
Living the Dream
There’s a slight chill in the September air as Tim Topliff begins another harvest day in Nevada’s pre- dawn darkness at R.D. Offut’s (RDO) Winne... more »
Spudman March Grower Profile: RDO Winnemucca Farms Philosophy
Tim Topliff, farm manager for R.D. Offutt's Winnemucca Farms, discusses how he manages the farm and his farm philosophy.... watch »
Spudman March Grower Profile: RDO Winnemucca Farms
Tim Topliff, farm manager for R.D. Offutt's Winnemucca Farms, discusses the farm history and challenges in growing seed potatoes and process pota... watch »
Spudman 7: Todd Forbush
Todd Forbush received his master’s degree from Michigan State University (MSU) in agricultural engineering in 1989. While at MSU, he studied the eff... more »
Yi Wang Named Spudman’s 2017 ELA Recipient
You might say that Yi Wang’s decision to pursue a bachelor’s degree in biological science was the potato industry’s gain and the accordion world... more »
The Test of Time
Jutting south on the Delmarva peninsula, flung out beyond the Chesapeake Bay, is Virginia’s eastern shore. In 1876, when Horntown, Virginia, was a s... more »
