May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BOISE, Idaho A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. Continue Reading
September 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The Agriculture Department says North Dakota’s potato crop dropped 14 percent in 2011 from the previous year. The state’s potato crop totaled 18.9 million hundredweight in 2011. Continue Reading
September 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The “world’s largest French fry feed” held Thursday night in Grand Forks’ University Park was large, but not quite record-breaking large this year. Continue Reading
August 24, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
A year ago at this time, area potato growers were still weeks away from beginning a below-average harvest. This year they’re close to starting what promises to be a good one. Continue Reading
February 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The show, created years ago by the combination of smaller annual farm events sponsored by small grain, potato and soybean groups, is expected to attract about 5,000 people and 200 companies with exhibits. Continue Reading
December 15, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
The department says that current stocks represent 68 percent of the production, up from 64 percent in 2010 and the same as in 2009. Continue Reading
November 23, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Ed Plissey, the first regional agricultural extension potato specialist in the Red River Valley, died last week in Maine. He was 77 when he died Nov. 14 and had recently been diagnosed with leukemia, according to the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association in East Grand Forks. Continue Reading
October 4, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Will a newly discovered russet potato variety make the Red River Valley a yield contender with the Pacific Northwest? Carl Hoverson of Larimore, N.D., thinks so. As one of the key growers for the Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks, he should know. Continue Reading
September 26, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Valley has stake in proposal’s outcome
New guidelines from the U.S. Department of Agriculture would eliminate potatoes altogether from school breakfasts and drastically reduce the amount of potatoes served in lunches. Continue Reading
September 16, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Offutt is this year’s winner of the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, North Dakota’s highest honor. But that’s at the end of this story, not the beginning. Continue Reading
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