November 2009
In November 2009, the world was limping back from the global economic crisis of 2008. That didn’t stop Taylor Swift from shooting up the charts and winning many accolades from…
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Potato Growers Support Passage of TPP
Washington, D.C. – The National Potato Council supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and believes that passage is necessary during the final days of the 114th Congress. TPP includes tariff reductions…
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November 2001 – Arnold Farms
November 2001
In November 2001, we had Dyk Seed on the cover of Potato County. The growers said their quality was great, but their numbers were down. They also noted that seed…
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Water potatoes: Digging a tribal tradition
By BRIAN WALKER HEYBURN STATE PARK — Already in a 4-year-old’s paradise — mud — Nikye Carillo spotted a water potato that had been dug up from the southern end…
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Vintage Focus: November 2000
In November 2000, the first crew arrives at the International Space Station and Hillary Clinton is elected to the US Senate. Clinton became the first US First Lady to win public office while still…
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Digging Sweet Potatoes After the Hurricane
By Heather Barnes 10/14/2016 It’s a race against time to get North Carolina sweet potatoes dug. Hurricane Matthew dropped up to 15 inches of rain in some parts of the…
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National Potato Day in Ireland Brings Up Questions
What on earth would our past generations make of Ireland’s National Potato Day? The very fact the food authorities believe it is necessary to give the humble spud a day…
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P.E.I. Has the Safest Potatoes in the Industry, After Tampering Issue
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Greg Donald is upbeat discussing the upcoming harvest, until talk turns to potato tampering. Donald, the general manager of the P.E.I. Potato Board, would rather the topic…
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September/October 1999
October of 1999 was the last flight of the U.S. aircraft Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird.” That same month, Randy Mullen was on the cover of Potato Country, talking about his “earliest of…
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