CONTENTS Volume 39 Issue 4 14
FEATURES 14 WHY THE SKY?
Making the argument for aerial application
18 EXPLORING TUBER POTENTIAL
Making potatoes pest-resistant and irresistible
DIGGIN’ IN 20 BALANCING ACT Reconciling water supplies and higher energy costs
22 “WINNING IS EVERYTHING” The United Fresh 2010 agenda
24 SAVING PARMA & TETONIA
Agricultural groups step up to the plate
4 Potato Grower | APRIL 2010 18
APRIL 2010
ON THE COVER: A Desert Air Ag applicator sprays desiccants all over a field near Terreton, Idaho, as harvest approaches. Photo by Tyler J. Baum.
BUYER’S GUIDE 28 FUNGICIDES Holding the Fort
DEPARTMENTS 8 MEET THE EXPERTS 9 CALENDAR 10 AROUND THE VINE 38 FINAL PASS
COLUMNS 6 FROM THE FIELD 34 IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION
35 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO 36 UNITED POTATO GROWERS OF AMERICA
37 UNITED STATES POTATO BOARD
