2 Potato Grower | IDAHO ANNUAL 2015
C O N T E N T S
6
BY THE NUMBERS
What makes Idaho No. 1
P A G E
G R O W E R
POTATO
May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com
May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com
G R O W E R
POTATO
May 2009 - $3.95 - Serving The National Potato Industry - www.potatogrower.com
Volume 44 Issue 12
I D A H O A N N U A L 2 0 1 5
FEATURES
6 IDAHO BY THE NUMBERS
What exactly makes us Potato Country, USA?
8 NOT JUST A PRETTY FACE
Middleton's Mark Coombs is proud to be an Idaho
potato grower.
DEPARTMENTS
22 FINAL PASS
COLUMNS
4 BETWEEN THE ROWS
Just can't fool a local
12 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Late blight overview
14 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION
The new marketing year
16 IDAHO CROP IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION
The 2015 seed report
18 POTATO GROWERS OF IDAHO
Putting our money where our mouth is
20 U.S. POTATO BOARD
U.S. potato exports decrease over past year
On the Cover
Mark Coombs may be somewhat of a celebrity in
the industry, but our Grower of the Year is first and
foremost a potato grower dedicated to the industry.
