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PMA Fresh announces finalists for agriculture startup awards
Produce Marketing Association and SVG Ventures announce the startup finalists with innovative solutions for the produce and floral industries to pitch... READ MORE »
LaJoie Farms honored as McCain Foods Champion Grower for ’18-19
McCain Foods honored some of its top potato providers during its annual banquet in Presque Isle, Maine in August by announcing its Champion Grower awa... READ MORE »
Spudman’s Spudwomen series of articles finalist for Folio award
Spudman and its sister publications are celebrating today after several of the magazines were honored. Great American Media Services’ Agriculture... READ MORE »
Sklarczyk Seed Farm honored as Michigan Agriculture Exporter of the Year
Awards just keep rolling in for Sklarczyk Seed Farm. The Johannesburg, Michigan potato seed operation, which includes a tissue-culture lab and exte... READ MORE »
Empire State Potato Growers announces scholarship winner
The Empire State Potato Growers has announced Alexis Payne of Glenfield, New York, as the Empire State Potato Growers Scholarship winner for 2019.... READ MORE »
D.C. Farms, Chandler family honored by Maine Potato Board
The Maine Potato Board has announced the Chandler family of D.C. Farms in Mapleton as the 2019 Farm Family of the Year. Darren Chandler, along wit... READ MORE »
2019 Spudwoman of the Year Alison Sklarczyk
Nurturing potatoes was not how Alison Sklarczyk envisioned her future. Nurturing puppies was more like it. When Alison Hinshaw entered Michigan Sta... READ MORE »
National Potato Council offering $10,000 graduate school scholarship
The National Potato Council will award one $10,000 scholarship to a graduate student (master’s degree or higher) working to conduct research and pro... READ MORE »
2019 Emerging Leader Award winner: Shawn Boyle proves to be quick study
Less than two years into his potato career, Shawn Boyle has made quite an impression. There seems to be no shortage of people willing to sing his prai... READ MORE »
Keith Kelling inducted to Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame
University of Wisconsin-Madison Soil Scientist Keith Kelling was inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame a... READ MORE »
