70 Potato Grower | March 2014
the washington-oregon Potato conference was held Jan. 27-30 at the three rivers convention center in Kennewick,
wash. as we've come to expect, there was a lot to see, hear and learn. here are some of the highlights.
last call
Several up-and-coming varieties and new clones were presented to growers
at the Washington-oregon cultivar performance workshop.
oregon Potato commission executive director bill brewer (far left) and chef leif benson (second from
left) present growers Dan chin, rob lane and Steve rajnus with the Potatoes Goodness unearthed 2013
Potatoes Gold Medal award.
WSPc excutive director chris Voigt describes his organization's efforts to get
more Washington potatoes into consumers' hands.
the industry trade show was too big to be contained entirely inside the three
rivers convention center in Kennewick, Wash.
attendees enjoyed a potato bar lunch hosted by the Washington State Potato
commission.
