Volume 48 Issue 8
Contents:
FEATURES
10 His Life's Mission
Syngenta researcher Kiran Shetty leaves an indelible mark on the
potato industry
16 Grower-oriented researCH
A Colorado State plant pathologist's mission for disease-free
potatoes
SPECIAL INSERT
idaHo Grower sHippers assoCiation
2019 Convention proGraM/Yearbook
DEPARTMENTS
6 CaLendar
12 new produCts
13 around tHe vine
23 tHe sMorGasbord
GeorgIna
BUYERS' GUIDE
14 baGGinG & paCkaGinG equipMent
DIGGIN' IN
18 GettinG More out of it
Why do growers so often get little benefit from application of
calcium fertilizers?
20 CHanGinG deMoGrapHiCs, CHanGinG industrY
Emerging trends in diet and nutrition, and what they mean for
potatoes
R E A D E R S : R E M E M B E R T H A T B E H I N D
E V E R Y P R I N T F L I C L O G O I S E X C L U S I V E
V I D E O C O N T E N T W A I T I N G T O B E
D I S C O V E R E D ! D O W N L O A D T H E A P P ,
O P E N I T U P , S C A N T H E P A G E .
I T ' S T H A T E A S Y !
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GROWER-
ORIENTED
RESEARCH
4 POTATO GROWER | AUGUST 2019
... to give your harvest the best care.
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Storage Disinfecting
Treatments for Pink Rot Late Blight Silver Scurf
Pre-Season Storage Service
It's not always easy...
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IT'S WHAT WE LOVE.
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COLUMNS
8 between tHe rows
The American farmer's masterpiece
22 united potato Growers of aMeriCa
What responsibility should rest on the grower in supply chain
management?
