4 POTATO GROWER | DECEMBER 2016
Volume 45 Issue 13
CONTENTS:
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INTO THE EARTH
PLANTING & TILLAGE
EQUIPMENT BUYERS' GUIDE
4 POTATO GROWER | DECEMBER 2016
FEATURE
16 AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY
Dan Kimm Seed Potatoes
of Manhattan, Mont.
DEPARTMENTS
6 CALENDAR
10 NEW PRODUCTS
12 AROUND THE VINE
14 TOP 5
Reasons to adopt UAS technology
54 THE SMORGASBORD
Dakota Russet
BUYERS' GUIDES
22 THE SEED LOT
28 PLANTING & TILLAGE EQUIPMENT
DIGGIN' IN
36 EIGHT-STEP PROGRAM
Transitioning to new
lease accounting rules
40 COVER UP
Choosing a cover crop
for potato production
42 LITTLE HELPERS
How soil microbes affect soil health
COLUMNS
8 BETWEEN THE ROWS
The value of tradition
46 NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL
Potato Expo speakers set to inspire
48 UNITED POTATO
GROWERS OF AMERICA
The economics of information
50 POTATOES USA
Handling potato research
on a national scale
52 COLORADO POTATO
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Determining soil health on your operation
53 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Idaho Potato Conference
to educate, empower
