A Year On The Field
Project Blog

Nov 15, 2024

The Potato Year at Firestone Farm, Michigan, USA

At the 1885 Firestone Farm, two varieties of heirloom potatoes are grown each year. They are Early Ohio, an all-purpose potato, and...

Aug 28, 2024

The Ross Farm Museum in Nova Scotia: Introduction and glimpses into their Potato Year

Located in New Ross, Nova Scotia, Canada, Ross Farm Museum is a window into the past of the province's rich agricultural history. Nestled...

Aug 20, 2024

The potato year at Purdue University: a scientific project to research the power of draft animals

The activities of our potato year are part of a project funded by an NCSARE Partnership Grant called "Addressing knowledge gaps in animal...

Aug 6, 2024

The potato year so far at the Estonian Agricultural Museum

The Estonian Agricultural Museum in Ülenurme is located about 7 kilometres from Tartu, the largest city of Southern-Estonia and Culture...

Jun 21, 2024

News from Auenhof Pabstthum: maintaining and weeding the potato cultures

On the 6th of April so approximately two weeks after planting the potatoes, the team from Auenhof Pabstthum began to harrow the ridges...

May 24, 2024

Our potato fields in May

In the following photo compilation, we would like to give you a small impression of what our growers' potato fields around the world look li

May 14, 2024

From Planting to Hilling. Field Report from the "WIR in Lorsch" Project (Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory)

Three years ago, we – the Lauresham Open-Air Laboratory (part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Lorsch Abbey and the State Palaces and...

A Year on the Field