Alaska: Sees Near,Record Harvest
PALMER, Alaska — This time of year, farmer Ben VanderWeele spends nearly every morning the same way. He oversees hundreds of tons of potatoes as they’re cleaned, set on a conveyor belt and put into storage.
PALMER, Alaska — This time of year, farmer Ben VanderWeele spends nearly every morning the same way. He oversees hundreds of tons of potatoes as they’re cleaned, set on a conveyor belt and put into storage.
Western Australia’s potato regulator has used its annual report to take a swipe at one of the state’s biggest growers, putting much of the blame for a difficult season on Tony Galati.
There will be no genetically modified (GM) potatoes grown commercially in South Africa, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana has ruled, ending a 12-year battle to get GM spuds on the shelves
P.E.I.’s potato harvest is now underway and many farmers have installed security cameras in their fields and around machinery due to potato tampering concerns.
Potato Marketing Corporation takes aim at state’s largest grower in annual report, singling Tony Galati out as contributing to a difficult season
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania In many places the potato harvest has clearly got going since last week.
Australian potato growers need to be wary of a destructive virus that can reduce yield by up to 80 per cent, according to a visiting international expert.
Americans are gobbling down a whole lot of potatoes and tomatoes — but often in the form of French fries and potato chips, and likewise, tomato sauce or ketchup, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.