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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Free market has growers spitting chips
IT HAS been a tumultuous couple of years for the WA potato industry, with many growers concerned about the industry’s future following deregulation and the closure of a major processing…
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Potato farming takes center stage at Hastings Ag Center
With harvest time approaching — or already arrived — local potato farmers, researchers and those in the farming industry recently spent a few hours together in Hastings collaborating on ways…
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Ontario-grown low GI potato appeals to diabetics
TORONTO — People who avoid potatoes to reduce their carb intake can now try a new Ontario-grown variety that’s touted to have a lower glycemic response, meaning it doesn’t cause…
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Special Wedding Guest for P.E.I. Couple, 8-foot-tall Potato
A P.E.I. couple celebrated their wedding day in true Island style — with an eight-foot-tall potato named Tate the Tater as their special guest. Tate the Tater, the industry mascot for…
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Land O’Lakes International Development
At Land O’Lakes International Development, we uniquely understand how to help farmers and enterprises in low-income nations to transform into profitable, business-minded entities. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization deeply affiliated…
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