BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 3, 2022
When Maine’s 15 other counties experienced drought this summer, Aroostook lucked out with regular rain, warm days and cool nights, which is what potatoes love. Those good conditions, coupled with little interference from pests and disease, mean the state’s top crop will remain No. 1. Last year’s record crop was 20 percent larger than normal, and sales increased by more than 36 percent, topping $209 million. For at least one Aroostook County farmer, this year’s potato haul tops even the record 2021 season.