Dirt to Table: A Look Inside the Sweet Potato Industry

The holidays are finally here, and our taste buds are watering thinking about the delicious foods and desserts about to be spread across the table. One food that may not be talked about enough is sweet potatoes, a superfood packed with nutrients and vitamins. We visit with Helena representatives James DeMoss, Blade Hodges and Madison Lachney from Louisiana to learn how these edible roots are grown in their region. (02:01) Then, Mississippi State University graduate student Alyssa Miller discusses her herbicide research on sweet potato production (15:22) before Jody Lawrence provides a commodity market update. (30:40)

 

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