November/December 2007
- Facing an Energy Crisis
- Seed Potato Acres The top varieties of seed potatoes by acreage saw some big gains and some big losses in 2007. More than 300 varieties of seed potatoes were certified, but more than 70 percent of the total acreage approved was dedicated to the top 20 varieties.
- Standardized Seed Certification Seed certification agencies throughout the United States are working toward an agreement that will make marketing potatoes internationally easier.
- Western Potatoes: Employee Owned dAlliance, Neb., may best be known for Carhenge, a tourist spot featuring old cars stacked to look like the United Kingdom?s Stonehenge. But the small town in western Nebraska also is home to the state?s largest seed potato grower.
