November/December 2009

• Call for Convenience
• Jim Carlson Farms On a cool, crisp September morning, as the chill of the early autumn air began evaporating, as the sun climbed higher in the clear blue sky, Jim Carlson was in his element, keeping his seed-potato harvest on schedule despite the random mechanical setbacks that occur during the intensity that is harvest time.
• Potatoes in Malawi, Africa She grew the potatoes, carried them to the factory and processed them into crisps.
• Seed Trends 2009 Total seed acres approved for certification in 2009 decreased less than 1 percent from 2008, but there were some surprising changes in the Top 20 varieties. Total certified seed acreage, at 108,444, is at the 2005 level but about 14,000 fewer acres than 2004.