+Potato Grower: July 2010 Potato Grower
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“ Cover”
AVOIDING THE BLACK SPOT | PUT IN A CORNER | AN ON-DEMAND RESERVOIR S E R V I N G T H E N A T I O N A L P O T A T O DOWNHILL PRESSURE TURNING GRAVITY INTO 130 PSI PAGE 18 6 BUYER’S GUIDE Vine Desiccants Page 30 Effective Killers July 2010 • $3.95 www.potatogrower.com CONTENTS Volume 39 Issue 7 18 ...
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“ From the Field, Editor's Column” (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 LARRY ALSUM Larry Alsum is the owner, presi- dent and CEO of Alsum Farms, Inc and Alsum Farms & Produce, Inc of Friesland, Wis. Larry has been in the potato packing and marketing busi- ness for over 29 years and the farming operation for 20 years. Larry has a bachelo...
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“ Calendar” (page 6)
Calendar UPCOMING EVENTS AUG. 10–12 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD SUMMER MEETING Red Lion Inn Pocatello, Idaho Contact: www.uspotatoes.com JULY 12–13 POTATO MARKETING ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA SUMMER MEETING 2010 Delta Calgary South Calgary, AB, Canada The meetings will run Monday, July 12, from 8:30 a...
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“ Around the Vine” (page 8)
Around the Vine U Maine Updates Potato Website The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has recently updated its website on potato production. Updated information is available on seed treatment, pest management (weeds, insects and disease), potato storage disinfestations, treating potatoes g...
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“ I Am the USPB, Meet Rob Davis” (page 11)
“ USPB I Am The Meet Rob Davis of Connell, Wash. By David Fairbourn | Photos courtesy of Rob Davis AN INTERESTING TURN OF EVENTS introduced Rob Davis to farming. Nominated in 2007 to his first term on the United States Potato Board, this first- generation process grower from Connell, Wash., is ju...
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“ Downhill Pressure” (page 17)
DOWNHILL FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, GROWERS living in the West have had to rely on irrigation canals to give their crops the precious commodity that sustains all life. However, about 50 percent of irrigation water is lost in canal systems due to seepage, evaporation and return flows to rivers. Despit...
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“ Diggin In, Bruise Management” (page 22)
diggin’ in BRUISE MANAGEMENT A S GROWERS PREPARE FOR HARVEST, ONE CONCERN THAT IS ON THE MIND OF UNIVERSITY SCIENTISTS—AND SHOULD BE FOR GROWERS—IS THAT OF BRUISING, PARTICULARLY BLACKSPOT BRUISING. WE’VE ASKED THREE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO SCIENTISTS FOR THEIR INPUT ON BLACKSPOT BRUISING: ...
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“ Diggin In, Smart Irrigation Month” (page 25)
diggin’ in SMART IRRIGATION MONTH by Tyler J. Baum, editor An On-Demand Reservoir Absorbing water at the root zone with Zeba DESPITE THE FACT THAT 70 PERCENT of the planet is covered by water, it’s amazing to think that 96 percent of that water is saline water—in the world’s oceans, according to ...
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“ Put in the Corner” (page 27)
diggin’ in SMART IRRIGATION by Scott Mauseth, Valley Product Manager CORNER IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT allows potato growers to maximize the number of production acres in a field irrigated by center pivot irrigation. But until recently, some growers may have faced obstacles that made it difficult or co...
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