February 2013
Dynamic Decade
It's been quite a ride for Rick Miles in the 10 years since he first began supplying fresh Idaho potatoes to Five Guys Burgers and Fries restaurants. In 2002, when Miles' company was contracted to su... more »
Equipment Round-Up
Advanced Farm Equipment AFE Lenco recently introduced the Lenco Four-row Wrap Around Harvester with side-hill leveling that keeps the cleaning table level. Lenco has installed a load cell in the prim... more »
Equipment Round-Up
Advanced Farm Equipment AFE Lenco recently introduced the Lenco Four-row Wrap Around Harvester with side-hill leveling that keeps the cleaning table level. Lenco has installed a load cell in the prim... more »
In For the Long Run
Any farm that grows both potatoes and tulips can rightly be defined as diversified." Iverson Family Farms fits that description by growing bulbs and tubers, along with the rest of their crop portfoli... more »
National Potato Council: Federal tax policy threatens family farms
Last December's fiscal cliff" debate in Washington, D.C., shed a national spotlight on some of the unique challenges that farmers face in securing their investments in land and production assets for ... more »
Taking Stock: Winners and Losers
After weeks of frenzy it appears the world didn't end and Congress managed to keep from pushing us over the fiscal cliff." But appearances can be deceiving and in Congress's rush to put together a te... more »
The First 50 Years
In the fall of 1912 six men met and from that gathering a national organization dedicated to potato research would be born. The group's intent was simply stated: to be an effective national potato as... more »
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