FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Agristo, a leading European producer of frozen potato products, is making big moves in North America. The company, founded in 1986, has chosen Grand Forks as the site for its first U.S. production facility. Agristo is based in Belgium. The company has been testing potato farming across the U.S. for years and found North Dakota to be…
FARGO, N.D.- Food Banks across the country are struggling to meet demands as needs increase. R.D Offutt Farms, a potato farm operation headquartered in Fargo, decided to step in and help. “They said what they needed was food, so we asked them about frozen potatoes products, and they said that would work great and so, we were very excited to…
FARGO, N.D. — Potato lovers from around the metro came together to raise money for Great Plains Food Bank. KVRR’s Danielle Church tells us how enjoying some taters is going to go a long way. A well-oiled assembly line of baked potatoes comes after a simple idea 18 years ago. “We were doing harvest of potatoes and some of our employees…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. — Over the years, Barnesville has cultivated a rich history with one important crop. “This started in 1931, it took a few years off, and we brought it back in 1991, and we’re such a potato–rich area for farming, so it’s just a natural festival for us to have,” said Theresa Olson, the Festival Director for Potato Days. Like…
FARGO, N.D. — All the diehard Vikings fans out there can now celebrate their favorite team with, get this, purple and gold potatoes. Bjorn Solberg is a huge Vikings fan and after last Sunday’s win, he called up his boss at Hugh’s Gardens Organic Food Supply to start getting the potatoes out to people. They get their color from…
FARGO, ND — A food truck parked by The Depot in downtown Fargo spent the day helping people in need here in the valley. The Potato Brothers gave a chunk of their profits to the Untied Way during lunchtime near The Depot’s newest train mural. Park District officials sold raffle tickets to help the cause while also entering lunch goers…
FARGO, N.D. — Hornbacher’s made a major donation to help the less fortunate in the Fargo–Moorhead metro. The grocery store chain stopped by Great Plains Food Bank to donate the proceeds of its Check Out Hunger campaign. Hornbacher’s raised nearly $66,000 dollars in its July campaign. Employees volunteered to help bag potatoes to be passed out to food bank recipients….
