FEBRUARY 2021 Issue 2 | Volume 59 contents COLUMNS 6 Taking Stock 38 Potatoes USA 18 39 United Potato Growers of America 40 Idaho Potato Commission 41 National Potato Council DEPARTMENTS 36 36 FEATURES 8 Potato Industry Dream Team 2021 Spudman's award program recognizes outstanding contributions from all areas of the industry 14 Sharing the sustainability story Consumers want sustainability and transparency from food producers, but what is it they want to know? 18 Verticillium wilt a 'complicated knot to untie' Prevention remains best path as other research is explored 22 22 Improving soil health, sustainability through fumigation Relatively new chloropicrin-based fumigant helps suppress disease, restore soil 26 UPGA Potato Business Summit goes virtual, still available 28 Brexit's global potato industry impact Breaking down current and future effects from the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union 32 The relationship between potato tuber yield and thermal stability 4 Spudman.com Beau Hartline Chad Hutchinson Sastry Jayanty David Johnson Grant Morris Guthry Laurie Cultivar Corner 42 Calendar 42 Advertiser Index 43 Spudman7: Renee Rioux ON THE COVER INSIDE Sustainability: What consumers want to know | Verticillium wilt focus THE MOST TRUSTED VOICE IN THE POTATO INDUSTRY FEBRUARY 2021 M Dream Team 2021 EST 2019 The members of Spudman's second potato industry Dream Team, an awards program designed to recognize outstanding members from all facets of the industry. See Page 8 for the story. EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT Our most recent " The Potato Field " podcast episodes include in-depth talks with potato industry Dream Team honorees Guthry Laurie, Grant Morris and Beau Hartline. https://spudman.com/ podcast/ D M R A E A T E P A N S U D Mhttps://www.spudman.com/ http://www.Spudman.com