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Idaho Potato Commission releases kid-friendly recipes
Idaho Potato Commission releases kid-friendly recipes

The Idaho Potato Commission released a collection of kid-friendly recipes, with the back-to-school selection of offerings taken straight from the organization's website.

National Potato Council awards research scholarship
National Potato Council awards research scholarship

The National Potato Council awarded a $10,000 annual scholarship to University of Wisconsin-Madison doctoral student Justin Clements.

RPE expanding organic potato production
RPE expanding organic potato production

To meet increasing demand, RPE Inc. is expanding its organic potato production and adding more growers.

Black Gold shipping Indiana red potatoes
Black Gold shipping Indiana red potatoes

Black Gold Farms has begun harvesting red potatoes in Indiana.

Watermelon production shifting, potato harvests near
Watermelon production shifting, potato harvests near

In crop news, watermelon production is shifting and growers are set to begin digging new crop potatoes.

USDA Declines to Pay for Cows, Crops Contaminated by Methyl Bromide
USDA Declines to Pay for Cows, Crops Contaminated by Methyl Bromide

USDA has refused to pay claims filed by two Idaho families who contend its pesticide treatment contaminated their crops and poisoned a cattle herd.

Rains Pelt North Carolina Crops
Rains Pelt North Carolina Crops

Agriculture officials say that poultry and hog operations appeared to have come through the storm all right. But when the rains came, workers were just getting into the fields to harvest such things as peanuts, sweet potatoes and tobacco.

Jason Brown: Service Through Agriculture
Jason Brown: Service Through Agriculture

Pushed by his past and guided by what he feels is a divine call -- a life of service through agriculture -- former NFL star Jason Brown’s road to farmland is a most unlikely tale.

Brothers Sentenced to Prison For Crop Insurance Fraud
Brothers Sentenced to Prison For Crop Insurance Fraud

Two North Dakota brothers were sentenced Monday to prison time and ordered to pay back more than $900,000 for intentionally destroying potatoes to collect federal farm insurance payments.

Brothers Convicted of Crop Insurance Fraud in Spoiled Spuds Case
Brothers Convicted of Crop Insurance Fraud in Spoiled Spuds Case

Two North Dakota brothers were convicted Thursday of intentionally destroying potatoes to collect crop insurance payments in a scheme that prosecutors said defrauded the federal government of about $2 million.

Congress Puts Potatoes on Menu for Low-Income Moms
Congress Puts Potatoes on Menu for Low-Income Moms

For the first time, low-income women would be able to pay for them with government-subsidized vouchers issued by the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program.

Trial Begins in $2 Million Spoiled Spud Case
Trial Begins in $2 Million Spoiled Spud Case

Farmers Aaron and Derek Johnson are on trial for conspiring to defraud federal crop insurance programs for more than $2 million.

Analysis: Details of 2009-Crop Disaster Aid Set by USDA

Aid for poultry, aquaculture producers also included