Contents
Features
24 Seed Grower of the Year:
Curtis Stoddard of Grace, Idaho
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