Alaska: Warm summer brings near-record fall potato harvest

on September 23, 2015

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This time of year, farmer Ben VanderWeele spends nearly every morning the same way. He oversees hundreds of tons of potatoes as theyâ€™re cleaned, set on a conveyor belt and put into storage. â€œWeâ€™ve got spuds. We had a good crop,â€ VanderWeele said. On Tuesday morning, VanderWeeleâ€™s crews were only about halfway through this yearâ€™s harvest, but they had to[Read More...]

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