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• This will be hard to top: Potatoes to take 32-state tour

  April 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Call it Tuber Tour 2012. The Idaho Potato Commission is commemorating its 75th anniversary and hoping to dispel some bad press for potatoes by taking a lifelike, 6-ton …

• Potatoes pile on the pounds, study says

  June 23, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 LOS ANGELES – Public Enemy No. 1 in America’s battle of the bulge isn’t cupcakes, soda or double bacon cheeseburgers. It’s the simple potato, according to Harvard University researchers. Daily … 8

• Students, officials protest USDA tater-tossing plan

  April 14, 2011 in City on Page A1 Potatoes are being blacklisted. A proposal by federal nutrition officials to all but rid school meal programs of potatoes in favor of other vegetables and fruits has earned scorn from … 18

• Head of Washington potato group ends all-spud diet

  November 29, 2010 in Region The head of the Washington Potato Commission is ending his 60-day, all-potato diet lighter by 21 pounds and hungry for more than spuds. 3

• Potato-only dieter nears 60-day goal

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B3 For 60 days, Chris Voigt has been on a potatoes-only diet, and he laments that “no matter how you cook them, they’re always that same soft texture.” On Tuesday, when … 1

• Vestal: A bold statement, made one potato at a time

  October 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 It must have seemed like a good idea at the time. But now – 21 days and 420 potatoes later – Chris Voigt must wonder. Voigt, head of the Washington … 1

• Washington potato official going on all-spud diet

  September 30, 2010 in Region The head of the Washington state Potato Commission says he’s sick of people linking spuds to junk food. 4

• USDA numbers show Idaho had record potato crop

  September 24, 2010 in Business New figures from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the value of Idaho’s potato crop reached a record $855 million last year. 2

• Washington farmer fully integrates farm-to-table food offerings

  April 21, 2010 in Food on Page C1 Brent Olsen is now a true meat and potatoes guy. This affable farmer from Aladdin, Wash., who is known for his colorful collection of spuds, recently purchased Smokey Ridge Meats … 2

• Plant potato pieces now for plenty of spuds later

  April 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S7 Most of us consider the potato something to fry, bake or boil and then smother with something else. In reality, this seemingly mundane vegetable has played an important role in …

• Potato costs exceed prices, farmers say

  December 2, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A8 IDAHO FALLS – Leaders of potato grower industry groups say a stellar growing season has been offset by prices for Idaho potatoes that have dropped to less than half of …

• Potato farmers fight pests with hot mustard

  November 9, 2009 in City on Page A6 Chinese hot mustard, like horseradish and habanero, is best consumed in small portions. That’s part of the thinking behind efforts by many Mid-Columbia farmers, particularly potato growers, to raise fields …

• McDonald’s fries the holy grail for potato farmers

  September 23, 2009 in Business, Idaho KIMBERLY, Idaho — From the fields of Idaho to tasting rooms in suburban Chicago, potato farmers, researchers and industry representatives are in the midst of an elusive hunt: finding a …

• Get creative with your baked potatoes

  February 4, 2009 in Features on Page C5 Lately I’ve been on this stuffed baked potato kick. I bake a few large russet potatoes on the weekend or when I get home from work. Sometimes I rub them …