Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 6 POTATO GROWER 3 November/December 2016 • 81, 250 CONTENTS 4 NPPGA Marketing Message 6 USPB Message 8 NPC Message 11 North Dakota Certified Seed Potato Growers Listing 14 Minnesota Certified Seed Potato Growers Listing 16 Changes In Representation At The UNECE 18 Potato Associate Listing 21 Andy’s Advice: Lenticel Spot In Potato 22 2016 Potato Bowl, USA 28 Edoardo Poletti Has Traveled Far On the cover This is a picture of our recipe this month, Loaded Potato Soup. The recipe can be found on page 27 of this issue, enjoy! 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 Lonnie Spokely Vice Chair Greg Campbell Secretary/Treasurer Eric Halverson ND Council Representative David Fedje MN Council Representative TBD Potato Associate Representative Todd Phelps Past Chair Don Suda 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: $40/1-year; Foreign: $60/1-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 © 2016 Northern Plains Potato Growers Association. All rights reserved.