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三月 10, 2015
North Dakota potato farming Johnson brothers sentenced to prison for crop insurance fraud
Potato farming brothers Aaron Johnson of Northwood and Derek Johnson of Vancouver, B.C., will spend time in federal prison in the Federal Prison Camp in Duluth, Minn., and are jointly responsible for restitution of nearly $1 million because of crop insurance fraud.From the archive

三月 04, 2015
Growers Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill
On February 23-26, NPC hosted the 2015 Potato D.C. Fly-In, where more than 150 U.S. potato growers and industry partners from across the country came to Washington, D.C., to advocate for the industry's most pressing federal policy priorities.From the archive
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三月 01, 2015
Northern Girl: from ‘hippie farmers’ to regional food supplier
When Leah Cook and her family moved to the St. John Valley 15 years ago and took up organic gardening and raising animals on their Grand Isle farm, she said more than one resident dismissed them as “hippy farmers.”From the archive

二月 24, 2015
Black Gold Farms Expands Potato Production and Packing Capabilities with Acquisition of George Wood Farms
Black Gold Farms, an industry leader in potato production, sales and marketing, recently acquired the legacy potato production operation, George Wood Farms located near Camden, NC.From the archive

二月 20, 2015
US: 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submits report
The 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee submitted its recommendations to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in order to inform the 2015 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.From the archive

二月 08, 2015
Pines to potatoes conversion in central Minnesota put on hold
Alarmed by rapid deforestation in an ecologically sensitive swath of central Minnesota, state regulators have ordered a broad environmental review that will temporarily halt conversion of the region’s jackpine stands to potato fields.From the archive

二月 03, 2015
National Potato Council applauds new IOM recommendation on white potatoes
Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report recommending fresh white potatoes to be an eligible vegetable for purchase using the WIC Cash Value Voucher. This is a reversal compared to previous IOM recommendationsFrom the archive










