AP quotes Smith in article on Aroostook County’s potato crop
Randy Smith, farm manager of Aroostook Farm, one of five experimental farms operated by the University of Maine, spoke with the Associated Press for a report about Aroostook County’s potato crop. Farmers in the county say the amount of rain and sun was perfect this year, as the three-week harvest begins, according to the article. “It’s as good as it could ever be hoped for,” Smith said of the crop and weather conditions. The Washington Times, Portland Press Herald, The Telegraph and The Houston Chronicle carried the AP report. Mainebiz also cited the AP article.