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POTATO POTATO GROWER May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com Volume 40 Issue 1 GROWER CONTENTS ON THE COVER: A far cry from stubborn mules pulling a single plow and an exhausted grower through a field on a scorching hot day, tractors of today are getting bigger, better and easier to drive every year. FEATURES 20 A PASSION FOR THE SOIL Seed Grower of the Year: Chad Neibaur of Bancroft, Idaho 26 WILDLIFE, CRANES, POTATOES Preserving threatened ecosystems in Wisconsin one farm at a time 46 TOP 10 New Products at World Ag Expo 4 Potato Grower | JANUARY 2011 40 3 HIGH TECH PRODUCTS From Juniper, Trimble and Hemisphere 42 GOING WILD IN PERU Tackling late blight with wild potato genes 44 COMBATING SALT Treating high-salinity irrigation water 45 PUTTING PEP INTO HOLIDAYS Wis. recipe contest rewards winner and community 49 BECOMING A HERO Donating to Roots for Life BUYER’S GUIDE—TRACTORS SERIOUS HORSE POWER DIGGIN’ IN 30 TAKING THE INITIATIVE Produce industry leading the way in traceability 34 AIMING SOUTH USPB spurs new sales in Mexico despite market troubles 36 CREATING THE IDEAL SEEDBED Brillion’s New Wing Float Pulverizer 38 “POTATOES WITH POTENTIAL” 43rd UI Potato Conference and 32nd Ag Expo 50 A CLEAR-CUT DISCUSSION The new trend of vertical tillage 52 BREEDING A BETTER POTATO The Tri-State Potato Variety Development Program 54 TAKING PRECAUTIONS Keeping the industry clean from PVY DEPARTMENTS 8 MEET THE EXPERTS 10 CALENDAR 14 AROUND THE VINE 78 FINAL PASS COLUMNS 6 FROM THE FIELD 74 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION 75 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 76 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA 77 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD 56 P AGE 6 NEW TRACTORS FOR A NEW YEAR