A P R I L 2 0 1 8 POTATO GROWER 3 April 2018 • 83, 262 CONTENTS 4 NPPGA Marketing Message 6 Potatoes USA Message 8 NPC Message 10 2017 Summary Of Advanced Fresh Market Potato Trial, Crystal, North Dakota 17 Recipe Page 18 Andy’s Advice: NDAWN Potato Blight App 20 25 Years Ago 22 Certifed Seed Potatoes In Australia 26 Potatoes USA Chooses Leadership 30 Calendar Of Events On the cover This is a picture of chipping potatoes in the Thorpdale area of Victoria, Australia. (Read more about potatoes in Australia on page 22) Photo courtesy of Willem Schrage Publisher Northern Plains Potato Growers Assn. General Manager Todd Phelps NPPGA Staff President Chuck Gunnerson Finance and Operations Director Diane Peycke Marketing and Communications Director Ted Kreis NPPGA Executive Committee Chair Eric Halverson Vice Chair T.J. Hall Secretary/Treasurer Matt VanRay ND Council Representative David Fedje MN Council Representative Peter Imle Potato Associate Representative Gary Shields Past Chair Greg Campbell Valley Potato Grower is published 8 times annually at: P.O. Box 301, East Grand Forks, MN 56721. Telephone: (218) 773- SPUD. Fax: (218) 773-6227. E-mail: [email protected] Subscription: no charge in U.S.; Canada: $45/1-year; Advertising: call (218) 773-SPUD. Editor welcomes manuscripts and pictures but accepts no responsibility for lost materials. Reproduction in whole or in part of materials in this issue without permission is prohibited. Copyright © 2018 Northern Plains Potato Growers Association. All rights reserved. Please Come Enjoy Potato Golf Open 2018 and Potato Associate Day! Thursday, July 19th Hill Crest Golf Course Park River, N.D. Questions? Contact the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association. 218-773-3633 All involved in the potato industry are welcome!