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Archive Home > 2012 > December > 02 > Columbia Basin sees sweet crop in sweet potatoes

Columbia Basin sees sweet crop in sweet potatoes

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
December 2, 2012

HERMISTON — Sweet potatoes might prove to be a good crop for Columbia Basin growers.

The crop did surprisingly well in 2011 and 2012 trials near Pasco, Wash., producing yields comparable to those in Louisiana and California, the top sweet potato-producing states. “After....

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