awards
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 »
Leavitt Farms of Maine wins 2018 McCain Foods Champion Grower Award
When it came time to stand up during the 2018 McCain Foods Champion Grower judging, potato grower Leavitt Farms stood out. Leavitt Farms LLC, based... READ MORE »
Maine board names Nightingale Farms’ Curtis Harrison as 2019 Young Farmer of the Year
The Maine Potato Board has named Curtis Harrison of Nightingale Farms its 2019 Young Farmer of the Year. Nightingale Farms is located in New Limeri... READ MORE »
Inaugural Spudwoman of the Year offers words of wisdom
Last year Addie Waxman became Spudman's inaugural Spudwoman of the Year. When we first talked to her she had graduated from the University of Idaho wi... READ MORE »
Great American Media Services Ag Group named finalist in Eddie & Ozzie Awards
Great American Media Services’ Agriculture Group has been named a finalist in five categories of the 2018 Folio Magazine Eddie and Ozzie Awards, the... READ MORE »
Melanie Wickham wins 2018 Spudwoman of the Year
When Melanie Wickham steps away from Empire Potato Growers she will have served as the group’s leader for 33 years. She’ll also have dozens of suc... READ MORE »
