<img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18dbc61/2147483647/strip/false/crop/800x600+0+0/resize/704x528!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F44%2F9095d01d4c0b9fc455c0cdcdfc4b%2Fpotato-hidetsugu-tonomura-flickr.jpg" alt="A pair of cupped hands holds three potatoes covered in dirt.">(Hidetsugu Tonomura / flickr)This summer offered southern Idaho farmers a respite from wildfires, but smoke is an increasing long-term concern for potato growers. <a href="https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/science-research/2023-09-13/idaho-wildfire-smoke-potatoes-research">Rachel Cohen reports</a> on researchers who are trying to figure out how it affects the crop.

(Hidetsugu Tonomura / flickr)This summer offered southern Idaho farmers a respite from wildfires, but smoke is an increasing long-term concern for potato growers. Rachel Cohen reports on researchers who are trying to figure out how it affects the crop.

(Hidetsugu Tonomura / flickr)This summer offered southern Idaho farmers a respite from wildfires, but smoke is an increasing long-term concern for potato growers. <a href="https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/science-research/2023-09-13/idaho-wildfire-smoke-potatoes-research" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rachel Cohen reports</a> on researchers who are trying to figure out how it affects the crop.

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