b'March 202186, 286CONTENTS 6 NPPGA Marketing Message 18 Andys Advice: ChecklistOf Potato EmergencePublisher 8 Potatoes USA Message ProblemsNorthern Plains Potato Growers Assn.General Manager 10 NPC Message 26 Chuck Troyer ReceivesTodd Phelps NPPGAs 2021 MSA 12 Developing Chip Processing PosthumouslyPotato Cultivars 2020Hoople Chip Trial Summary 28 Potatoes USA Elects 2021/2022 LeadershipNPPGA Staff On the coverPresidentDonavon Johnson This is a planting picture from Wingard Farms inFinance and Operations Director Big Lake, Minnesota taken on April 6, 2021.Diane Peycke (Picture courtesy of Dr. Andy Robinson)Marketing and CommunicationsDirectorTed KreisPlease Come Enjoy NPPGA Executive CommitteeChair Potato Golf Open 2020Matt VanRayVice Chair and Potato Associate Day!David FedjeSecretary/TreasurerPeter Imle Thursday, July 15thND Council RepresentativeMichael Hoverson Hill Crest Golf CourseMN Council Representative Park River, N.D.Peter ImlePotato Associate RepresentativeGary Shields Questions? Contact thePast Chair Northern Plains PotatoT. J. Hall Growers Association.218-773-3633Valley Potato Grower is published 8 times annuallyat: P.O. Box301, East Grand Forks, MN 56721. Telephone: (218) 773-SPUD.Fax:(218)773-6227.E-mail:[email protected]:nochargeinU.S.;Canada:$50/1-year;Advertising: call (218) 773-SPUD. Editor welcomes manuscriptsand pictures but accepts no responsibility for lost materials.Reproduction in whole or in part of materials in this issuewithout permission is prohibited.Copyright2021 NorthernPlains Potato Growers Association. All rights reserved.MAY/JUNE 2021 POTATO GROWER 3'