FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is returning with some new activities this year. The festival in Fort Fairfield will run from July 12-20.

The development of the Caribou Russet comes as Maine’s potato production has stayed largely flat over the past two decades, growing about 1 percent between 2000 and 2022. Maine was one of just ...

Just nine years after it was introduced, the Caribou Russet, developed by the University of Maine, has overtaken the state’s potato market, edging out breeds that dominated the market for over a ...

Just nine years after it was introduced, the Caribou Russet, developed by the University of Maine, has overtaken the state’s potato market, edging out breeds that dominated the market for over a ...

MAINE, USA — “It’s been more than 100 years since herds of woodland caribou graced the state of Maine. At least we can still claim the potato.” Thus opens the description in this year’s ...

She and Gerard were in the cake-making business before they bought the Maine Needham Company five years ago. These days, they explain the treat to the uninitiated with a commercial-candy comparison: ...

Gregory Porter, UMaine professor of agronomy, grew up on a potato farm in Aroostook County. He has dedicated his 38-year career at UMaine to improving potato production in the eastern United States.

In other words, these potato candies taste like a fancy Mounds candy bar, but with cinnamon instead of chocolate. And lucky for you, making them requires no cooking and just six ingredients.

Have you ever tried Irish potato candy? It’s a sweet snack that—despite the name—has absolutely no potato in it. Unless you’re from Philly, you’re probably unfamiliar with the cream ...