Potatoes on Mars? Yes, Please!
March 9, 2017 —Two years after a humble potato patch co-starred in “The Martian,” scientists have found that fictional astronaut Mark Watney’s strategy for surviving on the Red Planet could…
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Keeping it Clean
Cottom Seed Story by Denise Keller, Editor. Photos by Cottom Seed. With a quality seed crop in storage, the Cottom family of Dillon, Montana, is chalking up a successful season…
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March 2006
In March 2006, Bill Brewer was on the cover of Potato Country. He was just named the executive director of the Oregon State Potato Commission. The article makes a point…
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Cards Against Humanity creator to bombard senator’s office with potatoes
A co-creator of the party game Cards Against Humanity is planning to bombard the office of US senator Ron Johnson with potatoes, after the Wisconsin Republican sent a “cease and…
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Federal law enforcement searches Caterpillar’s Illinois facilities
Federal law enforcement officials searched three facilities of heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar Inc on Thursday, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney Office for the Central District of Illinois said, prompting…
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New Report Available on $26B Potato Chip Market
Research and Markets has announced a new report on the potato chip market: “Potato Chips Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2017 – 2022” . The global…
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Spudmobile stops in La Crosse
By Sam Shilts Wisconsin is known as the dairy state, but you may not know that we also rank 3rd in the nation in potato production.The “Spudmobile” mobile classroom made a…
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Potatoes: Going on the attack
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Potatoes — which boosters describe as “America’s favorite vegetable” — are going on the offensive after years of fighting defensively “We used to say, ‘It’s OK…
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March 1999
In March of 1999 we had planting equipment on the cover. We also had a story titled “The Volunteer Tuber Challenge” about volunteer potatoes creating problems for crop rotations, and…
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February 2007
This issue featured planting tips and this is a good time to revisit them. This article says that with the right changes, 10 to 30 percent…
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