Seed potatoes are loaded into a planter from an old sugar beet harvester. It takes about two loads from the harvester to sow an acre of potatoes.

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Planting potatoes in Pasco: Basin farmers sow thousands of tons of spuds every spring
March 26, 2021 1 a.m.

Planting potatoes in Pasco: Basin farmers sow thousands of tons of spuds every spring

PASCO — Dust rises gently into the still air as the tractor moves slowly through the field.