November/December 2005

  • Acrylamide Controversy 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 California has a Delaney-like law, and Californians continue to suffer Delaney-like problems.
  • Family Business
  • Macy Farms 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 state’s seed potatoes are grown.
  • Planting Seeds In 1997, Don Sklarczyk embarked on an adventure that would forever change the way he did business: He switched to hydroponically growing minitubers for seed potatoes.