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How the Potato Can Relieve World Hunger
Five years ago, starches were persona non grata in the United States. The Atkins diet was the rage, and prospects for the potato were dim. As Maine farmer Don Thibodeau sowed another crop of spud seeds and watched wholesale prices fall, he and friend... more
The Yankee Chipper
Growing up in the rural town of Leominster in England's Herefordshire County, William Chase always knew he would follow his father into farming. Time Magazine... more
State’s Potato Genebank Keeps World Spud Supply Safe
What would the world do without potatoes? The Irish found out during a famine, and it was not a pretty picture. Madison Capital Times... more
Chateau Herbicide Approved for Chemigation on Potatoes
Valent U.S.A. Corporation has received a chemigation use label for Chateau Herbicide in potatoes.
Fresh Solution Farms to Open Southwest Michigan Plant
Fresh Solution Farms plans to open a potato processing facility in Mottville Township, just outside White Pigeon in St. Joseph County.
USDA Announces Enhancements to Potato Crop Insurance Provision
USDA’s Risk Management Agency recently announced crop policy improvements to the Potato Federal Crop Insurance Corp.’s Multi-Peril Crop Insurance Potato crop insurance provisions.
Potato Factory Coming to West Michigan
Fresh Solution Farms plans to open a potato processing facility in Mottville Township, just outside White Pigeon in St. Joseph County. WWMT... more
Potato Growers Funded for Food Safety
Canada's potato producers can get new federal funding to pay for technical support, equipment or trips to workshops to boost their on-farm food safety regimes. Manitoba Co-operator... more
January Potato Stocks Up 5 Percent from Last Year
The 13 major potato States held 238 million cwt of potatoes in storage January 1, 2008, up 5 percent from last year and 8 percent above January 1, 2006.
Welcome Back, Potato
The United Nations General Assembly really didn?t have to declare this the International Year of the Potato for us to pay attention to a spud. Providence (R.I.) Journal... more
