4 POTATO GROWER | JUNE 2018
Volume 47 Issue 6
Contents:
PAGE
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BACK HOME
BENDER FARMS IN CHAMBERSBURG, PA.
FEATURE
12 BaCk Home
Bender Farms in Chambersburg, Pa.
16 Zero to sixty
Spudnik celebrates 60 years
DEPARTMENTS
5 Calendar
8 new ProduCts
10 around tHe Vine
38 tHe smorgasBord
Gioconda
BUYERS' GUIDE
22 HarVest equiPment
DIGGIN' IN
26 Before BlaCk dot Hits
Tips for preserving potato yield and
quality
28 risk and reward
Genetic engineering and economic risk in
varietal selection of potatoes
30 ComPensating for sometHing
When pests graze some varieties, yields
increase.
32 deeP down
Late blight's chemical attack mechanism
explained
COLUMNS
6 Between tHe rows
Return on investment isn't always a
monetary matter
34 montana state seed Potato
CertifiCation Program
Leveraging grower investment with
specialty crop funding
36 Potatoes usa
New campaign highlights potatoes' ability
to enhance athletic performance
37 united Potato
growers of ameriCa
Moderation and cooperation are keys to
success in the fresh potato business.
