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China Hopes to Become World’s Potato Power
China will step up potato production and related industries to improve the world's most populous nation's grain security and help boost income for its millions farmers. The Hindu Business Line... more
Candidate in Va. Took Subsidies for Farm
Gary H. Baise, the Republican candidate for Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chairman, who tells audiences that he stands for "lower taxes, limited government and less spending," collected nearly $300,000 in federal subsidies for his southern Illi... more
Got The Blues? Then Dig Into This Unusual Potato
Many a Midwesterner -- and we are, Chicago, Midwesterners -- has either served up or been served a nice big pork chop with an equal-sized helping of potato. Chicago Sun-Times... more
Potato Growers Enjoying Easy Harvest
The P.E.I. potato harvest is well underway, and farmers say they're experiencing some of the best weather conditions in years for getting the crop out of the ground. CBC News... more
New Potato to Star
A new potato variety has been unveiled today at the Perth Royal Show, which growers are hoping will give consumers bigger, better and tastier potatoes during the winter months. The West Australian... more
Potato Harvest Indicates Yield Decrease
Harvest time is here and farmers are busy digging up their fields. But the hot weather we saw this summer has taken a toll on the local crop. KPVI.com... more
Maine Potato Growers Face New Federal Guidelines
The program is known as Good Agricultural Practices or GAP. Maine Department of Agriculture Commissioner Seth Bradstreet says the new guidelines have been in the works for about two years. WCSH6... more
USDA says North Dakota`s 2006 crop totaled 25.5-million hundredweight, up 24-percent from the previous year. Both harvested acres and yield were up last year. KFYR-TV... more
U.S. Potato Exports Top $1 Billion
For the marketing year July 2006-June 2007 the United States Potato Board reports total U.S. potato exports were valued at a record of more than $1 billion.
State Potato Report Tracks Usage, Cash Value
Most of last year's potato crop in Wisconsin has now been used up. The state's agriculture department says farmers produced 29.4 million hundredweight of potatoes on 66,000 acres in 2006. Wisconsin Ag Connection... more
