+Potato Grower: June 2010
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“ Cover”
SEED GROWER MIKE TELFORD | EFFECTIVELY CONTROLLING NEMATODES | SUCCESS IN EXPORTS POTATO SER VIN G THE N A TIONAL PO T A TO I NDU S TR Y May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com GROWER THE HUMAN TOUCH GETTING A RETURN FROM AN EFFECTIVE ROGUEING CREW PAGE 16 G...
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“ From the Field” (page 3)
POTATO POTATO POTATO GROWER May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com GROWER May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com published 13 times a year by Harris Publishing Inc. GROWER May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potat...
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“ Meet the Experts” (page 5)
Meet the Experts CONTRIBUTORS LEE FRANKELLee Frankel is the president and CEO of United Potato Growers of America. Before taking that position he was president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas for 12 years. Frankel graduated from Stanford University with a Masters of Arts degree i...
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“ Calendar” (page 6)
Calendar UPCOMING EVENTS JUNE 16–18 NPC SUMMER MEETING Inn of the Rio Grande Alamosa, Colo. Contact: Hollee Alexander at (202) 682-9456 or hollee@nationalpotatocouncil.org JUNE 20–22 WASHINGTON POTATO & ONION ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION Campbell’s Resort Lake Chelan, Wash. Contact: Tracy Mullen...
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“ Around the Vine” (page 8)
Around the Vine NEW PRODUCTS AND INDUSTRY NEWS NELSON ANNOUNCES UI Updates GAP Manual TWIN FALLS, Idaho—University of Idaho Extension has updated its Potato GAP Audit Organizational Manual to correspond with November 2009 changes in the USDA’s Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling P...
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“ Seed Grower of the Year” (page 11)
FIRST GENERATION FARMER Mike Telford Seed Grower of the Year By Kris Millgate Seed grower Mike Telford (in hat) inspects a crop with fellow grower Doug Parkinson. Telford farms 5,000 acres in central Idaho. “I don’t need time away. I just thrive on it all.” 12 Potato Grower | JUNE 2010 SEED GROWE...
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“ The Human Touch” (page 15)
The Hum SCORCHING SUN ON YOUR BACK, SWEAT SEEPING THROUGH YOUR SHIRT. THE BREEZE PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT OF RESPITE, BUT NOT THAT MUCH. YOU TRUDGE DOWN A ROW THROUGH THE FIELD, STEP BY STEP, WITH AN OLD, BEAT-UP SHOVEL RESTING AGAINST YOUR SHOULDER. YOUR EYES ARE PEALED, SCAN- NING THE PLANTS ON EI...
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“ Diggin' In” (page 21)
diggin’ in PATHOGENS by Harry Kreeft, Western Laboratories nematologist/plant pathologist In “Site”: Nematodes and Pathogens Applying fumigants most effectively POTATOES ARE AN INTENSIVELY managed, high-value, high-input crop that accounts for 32 percent of the fumigants applied in the U.S. These...
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“ Buyers Guide: Harvesting Equipment” (page 23)
Harvesting By Using The Best by Nancy Sanchez BRUISING THOSE CAREFULLY tended potatoes at harvest- time is distressing. Especially when improved equipment and thoughtful management can prevent such injury. William H. Bohl, UI extension educator, explains that “bruising significantly affects potat...
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“ Commission Mission” (page 25)
COMMISSION MISSION by Fra nk Muir, IPC President Brand Recognition Idaho has a jumpstart U.S. POTATO EXPORTS HAVE REACHED an all-time high of $1.2 billion. With Idaho being the largest potato-producing state in the country, there is no doubt that Idaho growers are benefiting economically from the...
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