Growing high-quality spuds is no small potatoes. (potato research) (includes other articles) (Cover Story)

From: Agricultural Research | Date: April 1, 1991| Author: | Copyright information

Growing High-Quality Spuds Is No Small Potatoes

Last year, Americans chowed down about 5 billion pounds of french fries. Most of those fries came from Northwest-grown Russet Burbanks, the favorite potato of fast-food restaurants.

Characterized by their oblong shape and dark-tan skin, Russet Burbanks also make good baked potatoes. Nearly all the potatoes grown in Idaho, our number one spud-producing state, are Russet Burbanks. Idaho, Washington, and Oregon together produced half of the nation's $2 billion potato crop last year.

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