A new Facebook campaign from the Idaho Potato Commission aims to help consumers connect with the farmers who grow their food and highlight the hard work of those growers. 

SUN VALLEY, Idaho — The Big Idaho Potato Truck will be back for another year, for what is expected to be a quality potato crop, Frank Muir told attendees at the 2019 Idaho Grower Shippers Association Convention.

The Mart Group LLC, which consists of four Idaho potato grower-shippers, has entered into a joint venture with onion grower ProSource Inc.

Born and raised on a potato farm in eastern Idaho, Britt Raybould is still close to her potato roots today.

Potato grower-shipper Sun-Glo of Idaho, Sugar City, has added Tron Crumley to its sales staff.

The Big Idaho Potato Truck has finished another season on the road, traveling more than 40,000 miles and participating in almost 70 events in 2018.

Alan Kahn is the new vice president of foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission, Boise.

Editor Tom Karst checks in from the Idaho Grower Shippers Association Annual Convention, and retail editor Ashley Nickle details purported savings by Whole Foods shoppers since the grocery chain was acquired by Amazon.

The Idaho Potato Commission’s biggest marketing campaign, the Big Idaho Potato Truck, has been a few places since it started touring the country in 2012.