June 2006

• Harvesting Quality Potatoes Producers need to attend to numerous details during the growing season to raise a quality potato crop.
• Labor Enforcement The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is expanding its efforts to target employers of illegal aliens, which could have negative consequences for farmers and their workers.
• New Assistant Editor Joins Spudman Staff
• Potato Cyst Nematode In early May, officials from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) were still trying to track down the source of two tiny cysts; the size of pinheads;3 that have halted exports of fresh Idaho potatoes to three countries.
• Sharing Responsibility