November/December 2021 - 10

COVER STORY
Continued Growth
Planting the Seed
for
Corey Farms started commercial in the mid-1980s,
but quickly moved to seed, which has blossomed
By Zeke Jennings
EDITOR
S
ome potato farms in Aroostook
County, Maine have histories
dating back to the early 1800s.
Daniel Corey's operation is not one
of them, however.
Corey started his namesake
operation - Daniel J. Corey
Farms - in 1986 with 52 acres of
commercial potatoes. Corey had
processing contracts (including
with McCain Foods) but saw growth
opportunities with seed potatoes,
which he switched to in 1990.
Over the past 35 years, Corey's
Monticello, Maine potato operation
has expanded to include a tissue
culture lab, three greenhouses and
about 260 acres of Field Year 1 and
2 seed. That's just the Seed Pro
arm of the business model. Corey
Farms also has hundreds of acres
8
Spudman.com
of commercial seed, which is sold
and shipped all along the Eastern
seaboard.
In addition, there are shipping
and grain arms of the operation in
Maine. In 2015, Corey expanded to
northeastern Florida with 50 acres
of commercial potatoes for the
tablestock market. The Florida
farm - called DeLee Produce -
is now about 400 acres of red, yellow
and white tablestock potatoes and
300 acres of broccoli.
Seed Pro, established in 2006,
currently produces about 65 varieties
of minitubers and early-generation
seed, but that's continually changing
as the Coreys add new varieties and
subtract older ones.
Daniel Corey's daughter, Sara
Corey Parker, grew up working
on the farm. Like many children
of growers, she had sights set on
something else for her future, but
Sara Corey Parker, Seed Pro director of sales and variety
development, with future potato farmer DeLee Parker.
Photos: Corey Farms/Seed Pro

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