The Potato Thread: Potatoes in the News

I always get annoyed when this thread goes on page 2

but the people are starting to GET IT!

@ThatEricAlper
Every single thing in the universe is either a potato or not a potato.

Edit #1

Damn, I missed trumps 6:16AM tweet mentioning the worlds most perfect food again
@realDonaldTrump Thank you Ted.
They got caught cold, but this should never be allowed to happen to an incoming administration again - Spied on. Makes Watergate look like small potatoes! OBAMAGATE!

Edit #2
Double Dude…totally asleep at the wheel on the Potato news…here was a good response to the Redskins Blackout post to AOC skewered
Shawn Olson@OOOlson  Replying to @AOC
They could solve this by just changing their logo to a potato.

"I was most definitely shocked when I saw it. It's by far the biggest one I have ever seen. My grandad and me are quite enjoying having it in the home, it's like finding a golden nugget."

<a href="https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/norfolk-woman-startled-by-gigantic-potato-discovery-now-bringing-smiles-to-community-9112069/">Norfolk woman startled by gigantic potato discovery now bringing smiles to community</a>

^ some weak reporting on that
you talk about a giant 8.5 in 2 LB potato, but don't put a picture!

Edit - not sure what is up with that story, but I tracked it down

Bunker wrote:
^ some weak reporting on that
you talk about a giant 8.5 in 2 LB potato, but don&#039;t put a picture!

Edit - not sure what is up with that story, but I tracked it down

I think those people need a new tape measure.

The Redskin logo change made me snort ice tea through my nose… well sort of…

Heilung4eva wrote:
&quot;I was most definitely shocked when I saw it. It&#039;s by far the biggest one I have ever seen. My grandad and me are quite enjoying having it in the home, it&#039;s like finding a golden nugget.&quot;

&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/norfolk-woman-startled-by-gigantic-potato-discovery-now-bringing-smiles-to-community-9112069/&quot;&gt;Norfolk woman startled by gigantic potato discovery now bringing smiles to community&lt;/a&gt;

can you imagine how many guns must be needed to defend that potato???

as the resident homebrew guy, i feel it's my job to help those who want to help themselves:

15 Potato Growing Tips To Significantly Increase Your Harvest

I am not sure you know this but that site https://www.ruralsprout.com is funded by Soros…so if you like a little fascist baby eating…
I hear that Antifa paid you to post that link

<a href="https://medicinsider.com/big-boom-in-potato-based-snack-pellet-equipment-market-with-a-growing-cagr-during-2020-2026-jinan-dayi-extrusion-machinery-buhler-ag-gea-group-tsung-hsing-food-machinery-company-grace-food/">Big Boom In Potato Based Snack Pellet Equipment Market With A Growing <em>Compound Annual Growth Rate</em> During 2020-2026</a>

The Potato Based Snack Pellet Equipment market research report completely covers the vital statistics of the capacity, production, value, cost/profit, supply/demand import/export, further divided by company and country, and by application/type for best possible updated data representation in the figures, tables, pie chart, and graphs. These data representations provide predictive data regarding the future estimations for convincing market growth.

In case you were wondering.

Heilung4eva wrote:
In case you were wondering.

I was
If I'm going to eat a snack pellet…it better be from a potato

I can't decide…is this a good headline or should they be banished from the PotatoClan

https://watch.tastemade.com/the-struggle-is-real-watch-struggle-meals-for-free/videos/potatoes-gonna-potate

Matt Lucas' mega-baked potato hit has spun off a video game:

https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/katie-scores-with-her-brilliant-baked-potato-game-202025/
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/395031334

<a href="https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/6527277-Potato-plant-sees-first-positive-test-for-COVID-19">Potato plant sees first positive test for COVID-19</a>

At first I was like, OH NO TEH POTATOEZ, then I was like, buh.

Heilung4eva wrote:
&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.parkrapidsenterprise.com/news/6527277-Potato-plant-sees-first-positive-test-for-COVID-19&quot;&gt;Potato plant sees first positive test for COVID-19&lt;/a&gt;

At first I was like, OH NO TEH POTATOEZ, then I was like, buh.

I was terrified to read that article and have it say "a study has found that the potato to human transmission was a risk vector the medical community had never suspected, but we now know to be the deadliest"

Jeebus they really need to do a better job with headlines!

<a href="https://www.potatonewstoday.com/2020/06/09/lamb-weston-rdo-frozen-employee-tested-positive-for-covid-19/">Lamb Weston-RDO Frozen employee tested positive for COVID-19</a>

There is a growing concern that all the good journalists on the potato beat left in the kale craze a few years back
the reporting is definitely going downhill

Ya gotta know that potatonewstoday.com is the IHeartRadio of the potato industry

Dude….how did you miss this news
The potato as a potential brake on the effects of the coronavirus

In addition to raw materials for adhesives, coatings, and healthy food, can potatoes also provide ingredients against the effects of infection with the coronavirus?
The potato project is one of the five initiatives that have received funding for their innovative solutions to solve the current health crisis caused by the coronavirus.&nbsp; This project uses a product extracted from purified potato protein, which can suppress the infection routes and inhibit lung damage


I did find it odd that the first things they listed as uses for the potato was Adhesives and Coatings



Edit…also note the fail on the link …we need to get the editor of PotatoNewsToday fired!
Read the foll report on Innovation Origins here

a perfect place for this

The World Potato Congress just appointed three new directors to its board.  Two of them seem…perfectly suited for the job.

https://www.potatopro.com/news/2020/world-potato-congress-inc-announces-three-new-directors-its-board