Volume 40 Issue 9
POTATO POTATO POTATO
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CONTENTS
FEATURE 12 FIRST DAY OF HARVEST A look at potato production in Peru
16 'I AM THE USPB!' Meet Keith LaBrie of St. Agatha, Maine
DIGGIN' IN 20 REDUCING ACID INVERTASE Potato processing from low temperature storage
22 REVISIT YOUR ESTATE PLAN Estate planning and growers
BUYER'S GUIDE 26 BAGGING AND PACKAGING
ON THE COVER:
The field manager for Mesias Almonacid, a Peruvian potato grower, inspects the tubers after digging up a hill. Growers in the birthplace of the potato are willing and ready to modernize their practices in order to increase yields. Photos courtesy of Terry A. Tindall.
4 Potato Grower | SEPTEMBER 2011
PERU HARVEST
DEPARTMENTS 8 CALENDAR
10 AROUND THE VINE 38 FINAL PASS
COLUMNS 6 FROM THE FIELD
30 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 34 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION
36 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
37 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD
12 P AGE I AM THE USPB 16 P AGE
