Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leif Benson, a chef who is part of the Oregon Potato Commission, unveils the potato as Oregon's official state vegetable at State ...

Thirteen years ago, Palmer farmer Scott Robb set a world record with a 138-pound cabbage he brought to the Alaska State Fair. Not long afterward, Palmer’s local visitor center dedicated a statue to ...

Oregon has a new state symbol: potatoes. Following votes Wednesday on two contentious bills, representatives in the Oregon House came together to designate potatoes as the new official state vegetable ...

This week Oregon got its official state vegetable. After some minor controversy, the potato was officially recognized as Oregon’s first vegetable. Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 passed in June 2023, ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) - With Tate Reeves’s signature of Senate Bill 2383 - the sweet potato will be the official state vegetable of Mississippi! The bill is short with less than four sentences, but ...

Since becoming a state in 1859, Oregon has not had an official state vegetable. The potato marked a fresh new starch for the state after receiving that title in 2023. On Monday, Oregon celebrated the ...