NAFTA Renegotiation Begins, NPC Applauds
The Trump administration has officially begun the renegotiation process today with a letter from U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer. “With this letter, we intend to notify not just Congress, but…
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May/June 2006
In the May/June 2006 issue, Potato Country had Dr. Andy Jensen on the cover. Before he was writing insect quizzes for us, he was (and still is) a major researcher…
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Were you selected to be audited on the Potato Sustainability Initiative (PSI) survey?
Potato Progress Research & Extension for the Potato Industry of Idaho, Oregon, & Washington Andrew Jensen, Editor. ajensen@potatoes.com; 509-760-4859 www.nwpotatoresearch.com Were you selected to be audited on the Potato Sustainability…
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Program at UW-Madison keeps potatoes clean from test tube to plate
Years before that french fry landed on your plate, the plant that would eventually give rise to the spud your fry was cut from was sealed away deep in a…
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Husband-and-Wife Team Grows Farm, Family
Story and photos by Denise Keller You can take the girl off the farm, but you can’t take farming out of the girl. At least that seems to ring…
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Dickeya: A New Disease Causing Major Impact
By Margaret Tuttle McGrath, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, Cornell University Dickeya (also known as Dickeya blackleg) is a destructive disease all potato growers should be aware of,…
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Potato Fest in North Carolina
The North Carolina Potato Festival is scheduled for the weekend of May 19-21 in Elizabeth City, NC. Potato Fest is a family event that celebrates one of northeast North Carolina’s largest crops…
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The storied history of the potato in Japanese cooking
The main clue as to when potatoes first entered Japan comes from its name in Japanese, jaga-imo. When the tubers, which originate in the Americas, were first introduced to the…
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Potato Museum gets makeover in-time for summer
BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK/KXPI) – The Idaho Potato Museum is gearing up for visitors now that the weather is warming up. “This year is going to be an outstanding year,” Executive…
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April 2008
It’s technically spring (though you wouldn’t know it from the weather in most of the country). We’ve made it through another winter which is a good time to smile. Randy…
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