November/December 2008

• Breeding Better Spuds When Mike Thornton gets together with his brothers, Sam and Rob, you can count on potatoes being part of their conversation: The Thornton boys grew up in a potato environment.
• Getting Buyers Excited
• Marketing Potatoes from North Dakota The year was 1977. Tom Campbell had just completed high school. He wasn’t simply looking for a job, he was searching for a vocation; a lifelong career.
• Seed Acre Trends Total seed acres certified in the United States for 2008 remained about the same as last year at 109,211 acres. That’s down from almost 132,300 acres five years ago.