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Potato growers highlight new processor, need for storage and drainage fixes
Summary
North Dakota potato leaders told the joint agriculture committee that a new Belgian processor (Agristo) and other investments are driving plans to expand potato acreage and that growers need tax, storage and drainage policy support to scale production.
Brian Schulich and Lauren Easted, leaders with the North Dakota Potato Council, told a joint session of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees that the state’s frozen‑processing potato sector is expanding and that growers will need substantial on‑farm investment, storage and drainage improvements to meet demand.
Schulich said the council collects a modest checkoff and funnels funds to promotion and research; he…
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