Here is another great video produced by the Washington Potato Commission featuring WA potato farmers. This video stars Farmer Jared Balcom of Balcom & Moe of Pasco, WA. He's talking to us about the widespread impact that that generations of farmers have on their communities and the world. Please enjoy and share.
Showing posts with label #potatoes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #potatoes. Show all posts
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Straight From the Farmer's Mouth
Farmer Ed Schneider let us know about a good series of videos produced by the Washington Potato Commission that feature potato farmers! This video stars farmer Nick Johnson of Johnson Agriprises in Othello, WA. Nick is talking to us about water conservation and stewardship. Find out what tools farmers have to conserve their water usage.
Please enjoy and share.
Please enjoy and share.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Update from Farmer Ed Schneider!
Hello everyone! Farmer Ed Schneider has sent us a new video! He is sending us videos of the same potato field every few months to show us the process from beginning to end. You can see his other videos here (prepping field), here (planting potatoes), and here (update and dammer diking).
The potato field is growing like crazy, and looking good! So sit back and enjoy the latest and greatest from a potato field, somewhere in Washington!
The potato field is growing like crazy, and looking good! So sit back and enjoy the latest and greatest from a potato field, somewhere in Washington!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Springtime at Schneider Farms
Hello Everyone! Farmer Ed Schneider has sent us some updates and a new video from his farm in Pasco, Washington. We love hearing about what is happening on the farms, and hope you enjoy this little update, too!
From Ed:
We have finished the bulk of the [potato] seed cutting and planting. All we have left is 160 acres of babies [potatoes] to cut and plant at the end of May.
It has been a little wild on the weather this spring. We started off warm and then we had a couple weeks of frost that did do some damage on the early planted potatoes, but they are up and going again. All of the french fry potatoes are leafed out, and about half of the babies.
As always, we are fortunate in the Columbia Basin, where are no water worries. The ]potato] market for 2013 seems to be getting a little better. A few weeks ago, there was no interest in open [no contract] potatoes, but now there have been a couple of sales in the last week or so. Maybe the market is not oversupplied as much as everyone thought. The fast food restaurants are still struggling, but I think the processors have adjusted their needs to meet the demand.
The video is of the same field where I took the video of planting, only now the plants are up and growing. I will take another one later in the season when the plants are bigger.
They're dammer diking. What is dammer diking? Want to see how a potato grows? Watch to find out! It's really cool!
Please let us know in the comments section if you have any questions for Ed! He will be glad to answer your questions about farming!
From Ed:
We have finished the bulk of the [potato] seed cutting and planting. All we have left is 160 acres of babies [potatoes] to cut and plant at the end of May.
It has been a little wild on the weather this spring. We started off warm and then we had a couple weeks of frost that did do some damage on the early planted potatoes, but they are up and going again. All of the french fry potatoes are leafed out, and about half of the babies.
As always, we are fortunate in the Columbia Basin, where are no water worries. The ]potato] market for 2013 seems to be getting a little better. A few weeks ago, there was no interest in open [no contract] potatoes, but now there have been a couple of sales in the last week or so. Maybe the market is not oversupplied as much as everyone thought. The fast food restaurants are still struggling, but I think the processors have adjusted their needs to meet the demand.
The video is of the same field where I took the video of planting, only now the plants are up and growing. I will take another one later in the season when the plants are bigger.
They're dammer diking. What is dammer diking? Want to see how a potato grows? Watch to find out! It's really cool!
Please let us know in the comments section if you have any questions for Ed! He will be glad to answer your questions about farming!
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
How to Plant Potatoes!
Another video from Farmer Ed Schneider of potato planting! Turn your sound on to hear a narrative of how it works!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Po-tay-to, Po-tah-to
While potatoes are a staple food item for millions of people around the world, and have been for centuries, in the past decade they have been alternately vilified as bad for your health, then glorified as an important part of a balanced diet. While potatoes haven’t been causing controversy in the headlines for a while now, there is still quite a bit of confusion regarding whether or not they are good for you.
We’re going to clear that up for you: yes. Yes potatoes are good for you. And we’re not saying that just because we’re from Idaho and also grow potatoes in Washington. Potatoes pack a big nutritional punch in a tasty package.
We’re going to clear that up for you: yes. Yes potatoes are good for you. And we’re not saying that just because we’re from Idaho and also grow potatoes in Washington. Potatoes pack a big nutritional punch in a tasty package.
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