March 2006

• A Chance To Improve
• Born To Grow Spuds Farming isn’t just what Florida potato grower Alan Jones does. He was born to it and it’s in his blood.
• Bringing Potatoes Back To The Table It’s no secret that supply of potatoes in the United States exceeds demand. The gap between the two may slowly be narrowing as growers make an effort to plant fewer acres, but it’s still there.
• Colorado Potato Beetle Resistance There’s no need for growers to panic, but it’s true. Colorado potato beetles are becoming resistant, in some production areas, to the leading insecticide that has been knocking them dead for 11 years.
• Seed Problems When faced with seed performance problems in the early season, there is usually little that the affected grower can do.