Oregon Lawmakers Looking At Making The Potato The State Veggie
The potato would become the Oregon state vegetable under a resolution in the legislature. Potatoes are the top selling vegetable in Oregon, with growers harvesting over 2.5 billion pounds of spuds each year.
"Nothing rises to the stature of the potato as far as jobs produced, as far as products shipped, and as far as farm gate dollars coming in," said State Senator Bill Hansell.
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