February 2005
- Beat ’em to the Punch
- Deficit Irrigation Irrigation is required for profitable commercial potato production in the Western United States. Potatoes have a relatively shallow root zone and a lower tolerance for water stress than most other crops grown in Idaho.
- Industry Outlook More than 200 people traveled to Colorado Springs, Colo., in December to attend the first-ever Potato Industry Outlook Summit. Held in conjunction with National Potato Council’s Seed Seminar, the Outlook Summit looked at the future of the potato industry in the United States and brought together leaders from all aspects of the nation?s potato industry.
- Market Outlook
- Smartt Spuds There probably aren?t too many potato growers in the United States who’d be all that comfortable practicing their profession at 7,600 feet above sea level, where the air is thin and the temperatures get downright cold.