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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 »
Szawlowski Farms in Massachusetts donates 140,000 pounds of potatoes during harvest season
Szawlowski Potato Farms made sure spuds were on plates for many more meals of Massachusetts residents than they would have been otherwise during the h... READ MORE »
Spudwoman of the Year award nominations being accepted
The title of the publication is Spudman, but make no mistake — we know how valuable the contributions of women are to the potato industry. So in ... READ MORE »
Shawn Boyle wins Spudman’s Emerging Leader Award
Shawn Boyle is relatively new to the potato industry, but you would never know that based on his passion and dedication. Boyle has helped implement pr... READ MORE »