September/October 2004
In September of 2004, Barry Bonds hit his 700th home run. “Lost” debuts on ABC. On the cover of Potato Country, we had Leona Buyan and a feature story about…
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Harvest and Minimizing Foreign Material in Potatoes: On-line educational videos now available
Potato All Locations Harvest and Minimizing Foreign Material: On-line educational videos now available. Foreign material is any material that is not the potato tuber. It is “trash” or “garbage”…
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Potato Industry Leadership Institute to be Held Feb. 8-16, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Potato Council (NPC) and Potatoes USA are accepting applications for the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) class of 2017. The annual eight-day program, to be held Feb….
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Potato Growers Host Farm Tour for EPA Staff
Washington, D.C. – The National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of 12 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff on a tour of Minnesota potato fields. The annual field event…
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September/October 2002
In September of 2002, Serena Williams beats her sister Venus at the 122nd USA Women’s Open. The first public version of Mozilla Firefox is released. And on the cover of…
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P.E.I. Growers Welcome Rain
FORTUNE COVE – Prince Edward Island might be small, but it can offer up a mixed bag of weather at different places in the province at the same time. Just…
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“Taters are gonna tate” – recipe video
ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – If you could only have one vegetable for the rest of your life, you’d have to consider the potato.Monica Stoutenborough of PuraVegan Cafe & Yoga visits…
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Potato council commissions food safety software
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A half-dozen fresh potato packing facilities have been testing software and a smartphone app commissioned by the National Potato Council to help them comply with new federal…
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#Cattle May Get Tasty Treat with Sweet Potato Feed
Cattle may get a tasty treat soon – feed from sweet potato vines. New research from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are researching the industrial…
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BASF reports on potato crop
The potato crop is off to a great start in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. It is on track to be an excellent season with strong yields and good-looking…
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