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Better to use maligned spuds for food than destroy them

Potato farmers in PEI wondered if their country was throwing them under the bus in November, when the federal government closed potato exports to the US. That’s normally the industry’s busiest export season – in 2020, a little over $103 million worth of PEI potatoes headed south, with much of that m

By Owen Roberts

Last updated on May 03, 23

Posted on Feb 03, 22

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Better to use maligned spuds for food than destroy them
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Owen Roberts
Owen Roberts

Illinois, United States

Owen Roberts is the Guelph-based Past-President of International Federation of Agricultural Journalists, and the Director, Agricultural Communications Program at the University of Illinois.

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