January 2013

Contents

Features

24 Seed Grower of the Year:

Curtis Stoddard of GraceIdaho

 

28 Increasing Load Capacity

Custom side-mount tanks from Agri-Products

 

Diggin' In

32 Inside the USPB Long Range Plan!

Potatoes and the New American Menu

 

38 How to Find the Best Fertilizer

Researchers seek the best program

 

40 An Unbiased Estimate

Potato Cost of Production Project

 

42 Soil Sampling

The right time to test

 

44 2012 Certified Seed Updates

Reports from potato-producing states

  

52 Drought Question

It depends on this winter

 

54 Sulfate of Potash

Minimizing storage loss

 

58 More on Self-Diagnosis

Using test kits in storage or the field

 

62 Optimizing Production with Sulfur

Fine-tuning potato nutrient management


64 ASABE Announces AE50 Awards
Winners include CASE IH, New Holland, John Deere, and more

68 An Historic Achievement
USDA purchases dehy for global program

72 The Seasons of Linda
Now is the time to "Nurture Me"

75 Buyer's Guide-Tractors

 

89 Special Seed Section

 

Departments

12 Calendar

16 Around the Vine

20 New Products

102 Final Pass

 

Columns

10 From the Field

98 Idaho Potato Commission

99 University of Idaho

100 United Potato Growers of America

101 United States Potato Board