Harvesting

The farmer uses a potato combine to harvest the crop. The combine digs up the plants. It separates the potatoes and loads them into a truck.

photograph of a potato combine in a field loading potatoes into a truck
photograph of a russet potato photograph of a Yukon gold potato photograph of a purple potato Potatoes come in all colors and sizes.

Potatoes come in all colors and sizes.

Russet

Yukon Gold

Purple

Red

Fried! Baked! Boiled! Mashed! A potato tastes great no matter how you cook it.

photograph of a hamburger and French fries on a plate photograph of a baked potato on a plate photograph of meat, vegetables, and boiled potatoes on a plate photograph of chicken and mashed potatoes on a plate