CONTENTS Volume 39 Issue 7 18 ON THE COVER:
Leon Baler of Ashton, Idaho, inspects the water going out to Flying A Ranch fields. Photo by Steve Smede.
JULY 2010
FEATURES 12 “I AM THE USPB!” Meet Rob Davis of Connell, Wash.
18 DOWNHILL PRESSURE Turning gravity into 130 psi
DIGGIN’ IN 24 BLACK AND BLUE Bruise management perspectives from three UI scientist
26 AN ON-DEMAND RESERVOIR Absorbing water at the root zone with Zeba
28 PUT IN THE CORNER Valley GPS Guidance field-tested, grower- approved
BUYER’S GUIDE 30 6 EFFECTIVE KILLERS Vine desiccants in preparation for harvest
COLUMNS 4 FROM THE FIELD 34 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION 36 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
37 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD
DEPARTMENTS 6 MEET THE EXPERTS 7 CALENDAR 9 AROUND THE VINE 38 FINAL PASS
12 2 Potato Grower | JULY 2010