Conference showcases all things potato
Erin Hightower, an agronomist for RDO Equipment, shows off a special Greentronics conveyor belt that weighs crops like potatoes as they are harvested at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference in Kennewick Wednesday. When combined with GPS data, Hightower said the system, sold by RDO, allows farmers to know precisely how much they harvest and where.
KENNEWICK — The Tri-Cities became the epicenter of all things potato-related this week, as growers, processors, agronomists and more gathered at the Tri-Cities Convention Center for the 11th annual Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.
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