When you think of a potato, one state probably comes to mind: Idaho. But for much of American history, Maine was home to the nation's largest potato crop. That status had changed by the 1970s ...

MAINE, USA — “It’s been more than 100 years since herds of woodland caribou graced the state of Maine. At least we can still claim the potato.” Thus opens the description in this year’s ...

“It’s been more than 100 years since herds of woodland caribou graced the state of Maine. At least we can still claim the potato.” Thus opens the description in this year’s Fedco seed ...

Maine also produced 1.81 billion pounds of potatoes last year, a slight decrease from the 2021 total of 1.84 billion pounds but still a strong harvest. In 2020, Maine produced 1.35 billion pounds ...

America has more than one bilingual border. Anyhow, this quiet corner of Maine is potato country, a fact not widely known because of the Idaho and Washington potato industry’s superior ...

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she received assurances Wednesday that potatoes will not be reclassified as a grain, a move she feared would give the impression that one of Maine’s key crops ...

FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is returning with some new activities this year. The festival in Fort Fairfield will run from July 12-20. This will be the 78th ...

INCLUDING ITS BASE AND STAR, THE MAIN POTATO. IT IS NOT LIKE NEW ENGLAND LACKS FOR OUGHNUTS, NOR DOES MAINE LACK FOR TOMATOES. -- FOR POTATOES. >> HOLY DOUGHNUTS ARE ALL HAND-SHAPED, MADE FROM ...