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EDITOR'S LETTER
CONTINUING
THE QUEST FOR
KNOWLEGE
Growing potatoes - or investing in any
agricultural enterprise - requires constant
curiosity and life-long learning. To aid those
ultimate ends, this issue aims to answer
pressing questions facing the industry and to
provide useful information on trending topics.
Additional knowledge about pest and disease
management is always in demand. On page 17,
learn about the surprising discoveries spawned
from an uptick in blackleg along the East
Coast. On page 12, read what University of Idaho
researchers have learned about the presence of psyllids in potato fields.
Speaking of research ... you'll find plenty in these pages. Beginning
on page 8, learn about a breeding breakthrough in the Netherlands
that could transform the sometimes-imprecise science of transmitting
traits in tetraploid varieties. Find out what a two-year study delving
into the effects of wildfire smoke on potatoes uncovered on page 14,
and on page 20, read what studies revealed about the potential impact
of expanding U.S. potato exports - as well as just how much potatoes
mean to Michigan.
Take a deep dive into efforts to learn more about shatter bruise
Melinda Waldrop
Managing Editor
potential of Clearwater Russetts on page 22. On page 24, learn more
about a new factor in the ongoing Dietary Guidelines for Americans
discussion, and on page 25, learn what role potatoes can play in the
emerging field of culinary medicine.
We hope the information we share in these pages proves beneficial,
and thanks for making Spudman part of your ongoing educational
journey.
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Editorial Board
Randy Hardy, Oakley Farms, Oakley, Idaho
Andy Jensen, Northwest Potato Research Consortium
Don Sklarczyk, Sklarczyk Seed Farms, Johannesburg, Mich.
Robert Thornton, Washington State University, Pullman, Wash.
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