FEBRUARY 2022 Issue 2 | Volume 60 COLUMNS 6 Taking Stock 30 Potatoes USA 31 United Potato Growers of America 32 Idaho Potato Commission 33 National Potato Council 8 DEPARTMENTS 24 Cultivar Corner 34 Calendar 34 Advertiser Index ON THE COVER 14 FEATURES 8 Cover crop and potatoes Regenerative ag is all the buzz, but how effective are cover crops with spuds? 14 Improving fresh potato quality at retail UI researchers team with Walmart to pinpoint ways to minimize rejects 20 Potato Expo 2022 Photo gallery from Potato Expo 2022 in Anaheim 22 Potato Business Summit back in-person 26 Breeding red varieties that require less nitrogen 4 Spudman.com Latest podcasts with Kam Quarles of National Potato Council and John Toaspern of Potatoes USA https://spudman.com/ A field of cover crops at Harold Perry's farm in Alberta, Canada. See Page 8. EXCLUSIVE ONLINE CONTENT 20https://www.spudman.com/ http://www.Spudman.com