George Crapo grew up in Parker, Idaho, where, from a young age, he developed a deep and abiding love of farming and ranching. Many of the important skills and life lessons he employed throughout his life were learned firsthand working side by side with his father and uncles—men who taught him by example the value of […]
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SPEAKERS at the recent CropTec Show in Peterborough explored the latest thinking on soil health, crop nutrition and crop protection and these seminars are now available to view on demand. Chair of the crop protection seminar, NFU senior regulatory advisor Chris Hartfield, said the sessions looked at what the future held for farmers and growers post […]
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MP Richard Thomson, representing the constituency of Gordon in the House of Commons, has again pressed the UK Government on the export of Scottish seed potatoes – currently banned – to Northern Ireland and the EU. The SNP MP was speaking in a debate in Westminster Hall yesterday (Wednesday) where he raised the matter. Speaking in the […]
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Recently, Lay’s has announced a vodka made in part with the same potatoes used for their potato chips, making the vodka-potato connection ‘feeling’ like a new revelation. Created in partnership with Portland, Oregon’s Eastside Distilling, Lay’s Vodka is made with a blend of Portland Potato Vodka and vodka distilled from Lay’s proprietary potatoes. Lay’s chips […]
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