GRAND FORKS — Following a celebration welcoming Agristo to Grand Forks, representatives of the Belgian potato company traveled to meet farmers in Hoople, North Dakota.

Agristo Chief of Global Expansion, Innovation and Sustainability Kristof Wallays, co-founder Antoon Wallays and project director Ruben Devos joined more than 200 farmers at a regional growers' meeting on Aug. 25, according to a release from Agristo.

The field tour and and lunch presentation in Hoople highlighted several potato varieties, including the Fontane potato, the release said. Fontanes are a key processing potato known for their large tubers and high yields.

"Showcasing seed potato varieties emphasized the vital partnership between seed growers and processing potato producers — a relationship that will help ensure

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