Volume 40 Issue 7
POTATO POTATO
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CONTENTS
FEATURE 14 WANT A SLICE? Crop Metrics divides pivot irrigation
DIGGIN’ IN 18 GLYPHOSATE WARNING Avoid carryover in seed
20 TIME IS MONEY Using metering pumps for chemigation
24 STORAGE SANITATION Is your storage ready for a new crop?
26 TAKE THE TEST Diagnosing diseases in storage and the field
ON THE COVER: Rob Lane’s (Lane Farms) seed potato field under a watering Valley pivot in the mountains of La Grande, Ore. In this issue, we’ll take a closer look at the Crop Metrics system that tells pivots how much to water (based upon grower recommendations) in a given area of the field. Courtesy photo.
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BUYER’S GUIDE 30 HARVESTING EQUIPMENT
DEPARTMENTS 6 MEET THE EXPERTS 8 CALENDAR
10 AROUND THE VINE 12 NEW PRODUCTS
HARVESTING EQUIPMENT BUYER’S GUIDE
30 P AGE
14 P AGE
WANT A SLICE?
COLUMNS 4 FROM THE FIELD
29 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD 34 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION 35 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
36 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
