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Pocono Record Potato Chip Challenge
For local potato chip gourmands, it's all about the flavor. That's true even if the potato chip is of a healthier variety with a new name: potato crisp. Pocono Record... more
Just Don’t Become a Mr. Potato Gut
Today's favorite food: french fries. They've been a long-standing ?I couldn't possibly have any? finger-but-not-figure-friendly sharing food, but is America's favorite fried snack really that unhealthy? San Diego Union-Tribune... more
Bagnall Says Next Step Up to Potato Board
Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Jim Bagall said it is now up to the Prince Edward Island Potato Board to determine what course of action to take following the vote on a permanent acreage cap and buydown program. Charlottetown Guardian... more
New Potato Joint Venture
Potato farmers throughout the state are celebrating because of a new joint venture that could bring more stability and profit to the potato industry. KIFI Idaho Falls... more
Bill To Reform H-2A Introduced in Congress
March 30 ? Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., introduced a bill in Congress yesterday to reform the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program.
Potato Shortage Leads to Production Line Shutdown in Tasmania
A shortage of potatoes in Tasmania has slowed down processing at Simplot Australia's factory in the state's north-west. ABC Tasmania... more
Court’s Decision Shocks Potato Farmers
New Brunswick potato farmers are stunned after a Court of Queen's Bench judge ruled against them in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against the federal government. CBC News... more
Number of Farms in Oregon Drops for First Time Since 1990
After holding steady at an estimated 40,000 farms each year since 1999, the number of farms in Oregon dropped to 39,300 in 2006, according to new figures released this month by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Ser... more
Calif. Committee Backs E. coli Bills
Bills designed to prevent E. coli contamination of spinach and other leafy green vegetables narrowly cleared a key legislative committee over the objection of farm groups. BusinessWeek... more
Processing Market Consolidates
Idaho Fresh-Pak Corp., doing business under the brand name Idahoan, announced a joint venture in March with United Potato Growers of Idaho and R.D. Offutt Co. The new co-op will control about 34 percent of U.S. instant mashed potato processing capabilities.
