LARIMORE, N.D. — Russet potatoes tumbled down the conveyor of a potato harvester into a truck as the two pieces of equipment crawled in tandem down the field under the watchful eye of Carl Hoverson.

LARIMORE, N.D. -- Russet potatoes tumbled down the conveyor of a potato harvester into a truck as the two pieces of equipment crawled in tandem down the field under the watchful eye of Carl Hoverson.

The land devoted to growing potatoes in the Red River Valley has steadily declined for 20 years and is at its lowest level in a half century. But early harvest returns show that, just as with about ...

The potato trucks rumbling down the roads of North Dakota and western Minnesota during the September harvest season carry a commodity that contributes significantly to the health of the northern ...

BLACKFOOT — Tucker Hansen built a foundation in agriculture at a young age, working potato harvest. Now, having completed an internship with J.R. Simplot Co. and earned a degree in crop science and ...