Stephen McFadden, Adams County Economic Development Director Cars filled the Ace Hardware parking lot in Ritzville Wednesday as a team of volunteers loaded 15-pound bags of potatoes into their cars.
April 29, 2020
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April 29, 2020 11:21 p.m.
Farmers donate tons of potatoes in Ritzville
RITZVILLE — Potato farmers across Washington are facing an unprecedented economic crisis as restaurant demand for spuds bottoms out, with a billion pounds of potatoes once planned for domestic consumption that no longer have customers.