More RRV Acres Needed for Potato Production

Grafton, North Dakota farmer Tom Campbell is excited to see a new potato processing facility coming to Grand Forks. “It’s going to be 22,000 additional acres and by 2030 or somewhere in there, they want 35,000 acres,” said Campbell. “That’s pretty aggressive to get those additional acres in the (Red River) Valley. There are going to be some guys that are established with either french fry product or contracts with either Cavendish (Farms) or Simplot that are probably going to taking 100 or 200 acres with Agristo for yellows or fresh pack.”