4 POTATO GROWER | JUNE 2022
DEPARTMENTS
2 Calendar
6 Between the Rows
A heartfelt adieu and thank-
you to the potato industry from
editor Tyrell Marchant
8 New Products
10 Around the Vine
36 Final Countdown
Reducing bruise damage at
harvest
FEATURE
12 History Lesson
Plant science pioneer fights late
blight of the past and future
BUYERS' GUIDE
16 Harvest Equipment
DIGGIN' IN
22 Decision Time
PNW Potato Decision Aid
System helps growers make
real-time decisions
24 New & Improved
New seed lab will benefit
Idaho's potato industry
26 The Now Generation
New potato varieties promising
for more food security
28 Big Impact
Study shows 29% of American
jobs tied to food and ag
30 Fired Up
Propane flame weeding
provides solution to herbicide
shortages, weed resistance
COLUMNS
32 United Potato
Growers of America
Stubbornness does nothing to
benefit potato producers.
34 Montana Seed Potato
Certification
Program
Ensuring post-harvest test
results mean something
CONTENT
ENTS
Volume
51
Issue
6
12
PLANT SCIENCE
PIONEER FIGHTS
LATE BLIGHT OF
THE PAST AND
FUTURE
HISTORY
LESSON
