25th Annual Texas Potato Field Day
By Kay Ledbetter Participants at the 25th annual Texas Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program field day learned that the harvest is underway, that psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and…
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National Potato Council joins US Agriculture Coalition for Cuba
Washington, D.C.–The National Potato Council has joined more than 100 prominent national grower organizations, state grower associations, and agribusiness members as part of the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba, whose…
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The story of how a 24,000-square-foot potato farm came to be at an airport in New York.
What do you get when you combine an airline that wants to be more environmentally responsible, a food manufacturer that’s on board (pun totally intended), and a really creative idea?…
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May/June 2005
In May of 2005 the Huffinton Post was launched and Star Wars: Episode III was released in theaters. On the Cover of Potato Country magazine we had Ted Tschirky. Ted…
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July 2001
In July of 2001, the original version of “The Office” premiered in the UK, and on the cover of Potato Country we featured Bob Holloway. Mr. Holloway was a retired…
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May/June 2003
On May 1st of 2003 George W. Bush declared that ” major combat operations in Iraq have ended ” in what became known as his Mission Accomplished speech, Finding Nemo…
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July/August 1999
In July/August of 1999 Tony Hawk is the first skate boarder to successfully land a “900,” Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France (later disqualified) and we had Macy…
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July/August 2000
In July/August of 2000, we had Eli Wollman of the Warden Hutterian Brethen on our cover to talk about the latest improvements in irrigation. The idea that someone could…
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July 2008 Potato Country
In May of 2008 we lost a great pioneer in our industry. The passing of J.R. Simplot was given a feature story in the July 2008 issue of Potato Country….
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November 2010 Potato Country
In November 2010 the groundbreaking ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center takes place, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1” the seventh film based on the…
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