J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 9 POTATO GROWER 3 January 2019 • 84, 267 CONTENTS 4 NPPGA Marketing Message 6 Potatoes USA Message 8 NPC Message 10 RRV Shippers Donate Potatoes 12 Andy’s Advice: Herbicide Injury In Potatoes 18 Potato Associate Listing 22 NoKota Packers Ships Potatoes All Over US 25 Farm Bill Agreement Reached By Congress 26 Potato Associate Spotlight On the cover This is a picture of our recipe this month, Twice Baked Potato Casserole. We made it in our office and it was terrific. Publisher Northern Plains Potato Growers Assn. General Manager Todd Phelps NPPGA Staff President Donavon Johnson 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 © 2019 Northern Plains Potato Growers Association. All rights reserved.