Fall potato harvest begins in Southern Idaho

Some potato growers in Idaho are already into the fall harvest, despite a slow start to the growing season due to an extended, wet spring.

Packing and shipping was just beginning Aug. 29 at Rigby Produce and Potandon Produce in southeast Idaho. Jamey Higham, vice president of business development and foodservice at Potandon in Idaho Falls, said the packing sheds were setting up to run potatoes from the western areas of the state where the potatoes traditionally come in a bit earlier than in the east.