Potato Grower

Volume 40 Issue 10 CONTENTS COLUMNS 6 FROM THE FIELD DEPARTMENTS 8 ASSOCIATIONS 58 CALENDAR 60 FINAL PASS 2012 INDUSTRY HANDBOOK CHEMICALS Adjuvants ..........................................10 Bactericides ......................................10 Biocides ............................................10 Biological Insecticides .......................10 Dessicants ........................................10 Fertilizers ..........................................10 Fertilizer Enhancement ......................12 Foliar Nutrients .................................11 Frost Protection .................................12 Fumigation ........................................12 Fungicides .........................................12 Growth Promoters ..............................12 Herbicides .........................................12 Micro Nutrients .................................14 Miticides ...........................................14 Polymers ...........................................14 Post Harvest ......................................14 Seed Treatment..................................14 Soil Conditioners ...............................14 Sprout Control/Inhibitors ...................14 4 Potato Grower | OCTOBER 2011 EQUIPMENT Bagging .............................................15 Bulk Beds ..........................................15 Chain/Replacement, Parts/Rollers .....15 Chemical Applicators.........................16 Conveyors/Pilers ...............................17 Dirt Eliminators .................................17 Flail Mowers ......................................18 Guidance Systems .............................18 Harvesters/Windrowers......................18 Metering Pumps ................................18 Planters ............................................19 Scoopers ...........................................19 Seed Handling ...................................20 Semi-Trailers .....................................20 Shedders ...........................................20 Sizers/Sorters/Graders .......................20 Tarps .................................................21 Tillage ...............................................21 Tires/Wheels .....................................22 Tractors.............................................22 Truck/Railcar/Loaders/Unloaders .......22 Washer Flumes ..................................22 Wind Power .......................................22 ON THE COVER: VIEW FROM THE AIR. Growers in the Terreton, Idaho, area wrap up harvest in October 2010. IRRIGATION Center Pivots .....................................22 Control Systems ................................23 Drip Systems .....................................23 Filtration Equipment ..........................23 Frost Protection .................................23 In-furrow ...........................................24 Irrigation Enhancement .....................24 Moisture Sensors ...............................24 Pumps ..............................................24 Reservoir Tillage ................................24 Trucks/Truck Brokerage ......................24 Sprinklers..........................................24 Valves ...............................................24 Water Treatment ................................24 Wheel Lines .......................................24 Precision Farming ..............................24 Insulation/Ventilation/Humidification 24 Shippers............................................25 Consultants .......................................25 Financial/Insurance ..........................26 SEED DIRECTORY Alaska ...............................................28 California ..........................................28 Colorado ...........................................28 Idaho ................................................29 Maine ...............................................31 Michigan ...........................................33 Minnesota .........................................34 Montana ...........................................35 Nebraska ..........................................38 New York ...........................................38 North Dakota .....................................39 Oregon ..............................................40 South Dakota ....................................40 Washington .......................................40 Wisconsin .........................................41 Wyoming ...........................................41 CANADA Alberta ..............................................41 British Columbia ...............................43 New Brunswick ..................................43 Manitoba ..........................................46 Prince Edward Island .........................46 Saskatchewan ...................................53

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