Industry Profiles
Benjamin Sklarczyk: Spudman’s 2016 Emerging Leader Award recipient
Benjamin Sklarczyk and his wife, Alison, discuss how they balance raising their young family with the demands of running a seed potato business.... watch »
September eSpudman: Industry Spotlight
Yi Wang, associate professor, University of Idaho, Kimberly Research and Extension Center, discusses variety storage trials and the new consumer ... watch »
Loving the Farm Life
The sky was a crystalline blue, unmarred by even the wisp of a cloud, in the early light of a late September morning. Truck traffic was racing down th... more »
Born to Lead
Some are born to lead (think Queen Elizabeth II), some are born to run (think Bruce Springsteen) and some are born to grow potatoes and to lead the Na... more »
Spudman 7: Richard Pavelski
Richard Pavelski is a fourth-generation Wisconsin potato grower. The original family farm in Amherst Junction, Wisconsin, was settled in 1873 by his g... more »
Moving Forward
In this month's issue, we're featuring the grower-leaders of the National Potato Council (NPC) and Potatoes USA.Jim Tiede of American Falls, Idaho, be... more »
Mike Pink: July/August grower profile
Mike Pink, of Mesa, Washington, is the 2016-17 chairman of Potatoes USA (formerly the U.S. Potato Board). Pink discusses his farm and issues faci... watch »
A family affair
With this, our second annual Women of the Industry issue, Spudman attempts to remedy the situation by recognizing the important roles women are playin... more »
Spudman 7: Lorie Ewing
Lorie Ewing, program manager of the nuclear seed potato program at the University of Idaho, is retiring this July after 33 years of managing the potat... more »
Spudwomen 2016
Liz Sanders: The Boss"I'm incredibly bossy, so I think that makes me especially suited for management, Liz Sanders said, laughing at her self-assessme... more »
