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Award that was first awarded at the PAA
meeting in 2010. Bill served as director
on the executive committee for one
year, was a member of the site selection
committee for 14 years and chair of
that committee for four years. Bill was
a member of one local arrangements
committee and co-chair for the PAA
meeting in Idaho in 2007. He served
four years as Senior editor-production
and management of the AJPR.
After 24 years with UI, Bohl retired
in May 2014. No longer working with
potatoes, he now enjoys riding a road
bicycle in the summer and teaching
skiing in the winter.
In
recognition of his
exceptional
service to the PAA and his many
accomplishments, the Potato
Association of America is pleased to
designate William Bohl as an Honorary
Life Member of the association.
Words of Wisdom from Bill: " You will
never know how many people you may
have influenced during your life. Among
all your achievements, in the end, maybe
these will truly be your greatest. "
Douches leads the Michigan State
University potato breeding and
genetics project and co-PI in the North
Central Regional Potato Breeding and
Genetics project. He is director of
the USAID-funded Feed the Future
Biotechnology Potato Project for
Indonesia and Bangladesh and the
lead scientist in developing four potato
SNP arrays used by the potato breeding
and genetics community.
In
recognition of his
exceptional
service to the PAA and his many
accomplishments, the PAA is pleased
to
designate David Douches as an
Honorary Life Member.
Word of Wisdom from Douches:
" Breeding,
researching and growing
potatoes defines part of our identity
much more than other crops. I have a
quiet sense of pride being part of a crop
that feeds so much of the world. I hope
the breeding and research I am doing
will help the next generation create
better potatoes. "
Daniel Corey Farms
Monticello, ME
Reds * Yellows * Whites
Russets * Chips * Specialty
Varieties
AF5280-5
Accumulator
Adirondack Blue
Adirondack Red
All Blue
Allison
Andover
Atlantic
Austrian Crescent
Banana Fingerling
Belmonda
Brodie (NY140)
Caribou Russet
Columba
Dark Red Norland
Elba
Envol
Eva
French Fingerling
Genesse
German Butterball
Green Mountain
Harley Blackwell
Huron Chipper
Innovator
Katahdin
Kennebec
Kueka Gold
Lamoka
Lehigh
NADF11384B-1
Natascha
NCB2067-3
Norwis (Crystal Strain)
Ontario
Peter Wilcox
Pomerelle Russet
Prada
Purple Majesty
Reba
Red LaSoda
Red Maria
Red Pontiac
Red Thumb Fingerling
Russet Burbank (ID Strain)
Salem
Satina
Shepody
Snowden
Strawberry Paw
Superior
Waneta
Yukon Gem
Yukon Gold
David S. Douches
Douches, with more than 38 years
of experience in potato breeding and
genetics, has had an
active
potato
breeding program directed toward the
development of improved cultivars in
Michigan for 34 years. The focus of the
program is to develop new cultivars
for the state's potato industry, highly
focused on chipping, by integrating new
genetic engineering techniques with
conventional breeding efforts. Key traits
targeted for improvement are Colorado
potato
beetle
resistance,
disease
resistance to scab, late blight, PVY and
chip processing from long-term storage.
Steven B. Johnson
Johnson was hired as an Extension
specialist at the University of Maine
in 1988 and quickly rose through the
academic ranks to the level of Extension
professor in 2000. He is synonymous
with Maine potatoes and is well known
in many potato-growing areas of the
world as a scientist and an educator.
His invitations to speak in many of the
potato-growing areas of the U.S. and
the world to share his expertise attest to
this. In addition, three sabbatical leaves
have resulted in world-wide contacts
and a worldwide view of potato
production and issues.
Steve has broad expertise in many
aspects of potato production. Early in
Tissue Culture Facility
Mini-tubers
Early Generation Seed
Office: 207-538-4405
Daniel Corey
207-532-0096
daniel@seedproinc.com
Sara Corey Parker - Sales
207-538-6430
sara@seedproinc.com
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