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Eating Food That’s Better for You, Organic or Not
In the six-and-one-half years since the federal government began certifying food as ?organic,? Americans have taken to the idea with considerable enthusiasm. The New York Times... more
Agriculture’s Forgotten Enemy: Influential Advertising
Agriculture has long centered on the problem of a lack of a younger generation of farmers. Press Dakotan... more
Mexico Tariffs Spare Ford, Tyson, Rile Potato Growers
Mexico spared Ford Motor Co. and Tyson Foods Co. from $2.4 billion in tariffs on U.S. imports that take effect today, deciding instead to target growers of potatoes, cherries and pears. Bloomberg... more
USPB Assessment Increase Passes
A proposed assessment increase of one-half cent per cwt. passed 69 to 7 on March 13. Grower members will now pay 3 cents per cwt. instead of 2.5 cents per cwt. The vote was part of the United States Potato Board?s annual meeting in Denver.
A Well Runs Dry on the Plains
LaVonne Metherd drifted through the auction crowd Monday, noting the going prices of pallets of scrap parts and more than 60 silent, hulking agricultural machines from area farms ? including most of the tractors from her own 320-acre hay operation, w... more
Maine Potato Farmers Praise Umaine Cooperative Extension Programs
Maine potato farmers say their partnership with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, has saved them millions of dollars over the last several years. WABI TV-5... more
The Orange Tree Is Texting – Again
May I have your attention, please? This is your pachysandra calling. I'm thirsty. As if we're not getting enough electronic stimulation already, a new device enables plants to send a text message when they need a drink. Fox News... more
New Potato Plant Raises Some Eyes in Chaska
Fresh from a federal antitrust investigation and in the midst of a recall of some of its potato products, a Minnetonka-based company has landed in another food fight, this one over a new plant it's building in Chaska. Minneapolis Star-Tribune... more
Spuds Giveaway Is No Small Potatoes
The day before St. Patrick?s Day, it took four hours to pass the potatoes ? but that was just half the time allotted by Ryan Potato Co. and The Salvation Army to distribute 40,000 pounds of spuds Monday. Grand Forks Herald... more
There’s Joy in the Blues — Potatoes, That Is
Variety, they say, is the spice of life. But novelty can be a little scary, too. In his book, "Molecular Gastronomy," Herv? This points out that the animal kingdom ? including humans ? "is protected by the phenomenon of neophobia," the fear of what i... more
