Their dirty hands inspect the gems dug out of the ground as the machine moves them by, separating each one by its size.
Grading happens quick. And it better. There crates upon crates to be looked over. And, as the cliche goes, there are only some many hours in the day.
That’s the job of a potato researcher at the Vernon G. James Research and Extension Center in Plymouth, NC.
You hear about cut, clarity and color when it comes to diamonds. But when it comes to potatoes, the group from North Carolina State University is judging each batch on weight, quality and size. They’re looking for the next great variety of potato. And they just might have found it, buried in a field in Plymouth, NC.
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