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Articles tagged under: Associated Potato Growers Incorporated

Fresh Potatoes Get Planted in Northern Red River Valley

Published May 26, 2022

Fresh potato planting is underway in the northern Red River Valley. Near Saint Thomas, North Dakota, farmer Allen Tucker and his family have more than 70 percent of their fresh red and yellow potatoes planted. "We got a good run…
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Potato News

Published September 9, 2021

Potato harvest is underway in the northern Red River Valley. Hear more from Associated Potato Growers Incorporated CEO Mike Torgerson in Potato News, made possible by Corteva Agriscience, Gowan USA and BASF’s Provysol Fungicide for early blight.
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Fresh Potato Harvest Begins in Red River Valley

Published September 7, 2021

Fresh potato harvest is happening in the northern Red River Valley. Associated Potato Growers Incorporated CEO Mike Torgerson says farmers started digging near Grafton and St. Thomas, North Dakota on Labor Day weekend. "So far, digging has gone well. The…
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Mother Nature Gets in the Way of Fresh Potato Harvest

Published October 16, 2020

Local potato growers are trying to finish harvest, but Mother Nature is getting in the way again. The dry fall and cooler temperatures are challenging farmers like Kelly Grotte from Thompson, North Dakota. "It's an unreal opposite of 2019. Last…
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Potato News

Published September 7, 2020

Fresh potato harvest is underway in the Grafton, North Dakota area. Associated Potato Growers Incorporated CEO Mike Torgerson has more in this edition of Potato News. This program is made possible by Corteva Agriscience, Bayer, Sipcam Agro and BASF’s Provysol…
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Potato News

Published June 22, 2020

In this week's update, Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Marketing and Communications Director Ted Kreis talks about planted potato acres and Associated Potato Growers Incorporated CEO Mike Torgerson covers the fresh potato crop. Potato News is made possible by Corteva…
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Red River Valley Potato Packers Adjusting to a Slow Harvest

Published October 25, 2019

According to the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association, 40 to 45 percent of fresh red and yellow potatoes are dug so far in the Red River Valley. Last year at this time, the number was more than 90 percent. Local…
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Torgerson Leading Associated Potato Growers

Published September 30, 2019

Associated Potato Growers Incorporated, a Red River Valley-based potato cooperative, has a new CEO. Mike Torgerson, a former manager at the Grafton APGI plant, is now in the role as of September 16. Former CEO Bryan Miller resigned to accept…
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Fresh Potato Shipping Season Better Than Last Year

Published May 6, 2019

While some Red River Valley fresh potato shippers are done with the season, shipping continues for Associated Potato Growers Incorporated. CEO Bryan Miller says the season should wrap up June 15. "Last year, I think the Red River Valley had…
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Miller Gets Familiar with Local Potato Industry

Published August 15, 2018

Associated Potato Growers Incorporated CEO Bryan Miller is getting familiar with local farmers and the regional potato industry. Miller is new to potatoes, but not agriculture. Miller grew up on a farm south of Carrington, North Dakota; is a graduate of North…
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