POTATO POTATO
Volume 41 Issue 9 GROWER GROWER
CONTENTS
FEATURES 12 COMMON SENSE
Grower of the Month: Craig Searle of Burley, Idaho
16 MANAGING INTEREST RATE RISK Rise in farmland values creates opportunities
DIGGIN' IN 20 CIPC'S RE-REGISTRATION PROCESS Part of a 15-year cycle
BUYERS GUIDE 24 BAGGING/PACKAGING/SHIPPING
30 SPECIAL SEED SECTION
DEPARTMENTS 8 CALENDAR 10 AROUND THE VINE 11 NEW PRODUCTS 38 FINAL PASS
4 Potato Grower | SEPTEMBER 2012 16 P AGE
COLUMNS 6 FROM THE FIELD
23 GUEST COLUMN 32 NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL 34 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION 35 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
36 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
37 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD
ON THE COVER: LEAVE ME A-LOAN.
GROWER OF THE MONTH CRAIG SEARLE OF BURLEY, IDAHO
12 P AGE
These are interesting times for growers across the country. While there are many chal- lenges, historically low interest rates for both short- and long-term borrowings and the current rise in land values across the country create a number of opportunities.
