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“[Farm work] teaches a young man how to work and appreciate values and live out in the country. That opportunity to raise a family is very important to me.” -Richard Macy
CO N TE N T S
DEPARTMENTS 6 MEET THE EXPERTS 8 CALENDAR
10 AROUND THE VINE
FEATURES 12 GROWERS OF THE MONTH THE MACYS OF CULVER, ORE.
16 3-LEGGED STOOL PAA Annual Meeting In Corvallis, Ore.
DIGGIN’ IN 19 VIVA LAS VEGAS! Potato Expo 2011 set for Sin City
ON THE COVER: Weatherford Hall at Oregon State University, Home of the 94th Annual Potato Association of America meeting in Corvallis, Ore.
Cover illustration by R.D. Dye. 2 Potato Grower | NOVEMBER 2010
22 5 NEW PRECISION PRODUCTS Innovations from T&D, Raven and Lindsay
24 DOUBLE TAKE
USPB study confirms potatoes double up retailer sales
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COLUMNS 4 FROM THE FIELD
26 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION 27 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
28 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
29 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD