Volume 40 Issue 5
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CONTENTS
FEATURE 14 USPB ANNUAL MEETING: “WE’RE BACK!” Potatoes now back to pre-Atkins levels
DIGGIN’ IN 17
A grower/gardener viewpoint of America’s favorite vegetable
18 “KICKING THE CAN” Growers pilot the harmonized audits
BUYER’S GUIDE 20 HERBICIDES
ON THE COVER:
A couple jogs around the 3/4-mile track surrounding Cheyenne Lake, which lies between the Broadmoor Main building and the Broadmoor West building. The USPB Annual Meeting was held in the Broadmoor West building. Photo by Tyler J. Baum
2 Potato Grower | MAY 2011
USPB ANNUAL MEETING: “WE’RE BACK!”
DEPARTMENTS 6 MEET THE EXPERTS
8 CALENDAR 10 AROUND THE VINE 30 FINAL PASS
COLUMNS 4 FROM THE FIELD
22 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION 24 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD 27 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
28 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
20 P AGE
HERBICIDE BUYER’S GUIDE
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