JANUARY 2020 Issue 1 | Volume 58 contents COLUMNS 6 Taking Stock 38 Potatoes USA 39 Idaho Potato Commission 40 14 32 FEATURES 8 State of the Industry 2019 Progress made on public perception, ag labor reform, international trade 14 Breaking down the seed report Ciklamen, Manistee conclude decade on rise with all-time high acreage 20 All Spuds Alsum Farms & Produce has quadrupled potato acreage the past 30 years 26 Industry News News and notes from around the potato industry 4 Spudman.com 36 PAA Guatemalan growers seek oblong alternatives 30 Inside the Industry: Irrigation Spudman's editorial team recently polled readers on the topic of irrigation via an online survey 32 Global Perspectives Wild genetics key to conveying disease resistance Alsum Farms & Produce, led by Larry Alsum, the outgoing president of the National Potato Council, is the subject of our cover story. Page 20. Photo: Alsum Farms & Produce EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT New Blackberry potato chips a hit in the Great Lakes on Spudman.com Weight Watchers recognizes potatoes as 'ZeroPoints' food on Spudman.com ON THE COVER 39 United Potato Growers of America 41 National Potato Council DEPARTMENTS 34 Cultivar Corner 42 Calendar 42 Advertiser Index 43 Spudman7: Ryan Ellishttp://www.Spudman.com http://www.Spudman.com http://www.Spudman.com