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SCP: It's very sandy. You get out
there and it's like, " How is anything
going to grow in this year? " A
wind storm could take half your
row away. It's very sandy. Without
irrigation, you couldn't do it. It's so
hot. There is a lot more risk with
the weather. ... A 10-inch rainfall
happens, and you're done. Flood
irrigation is very interesting. They
pull boards and back up the water
into the fields and flood irrigate,
which is a lot different from Maine,
which is the overhead irrigation.
Harvesting potatoes at Corey Farms in Monticello,
Maine.
WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
GROWING SEED AND
COMMERCIAL POTATOES?
SCP: Your diligence in making
sure everything is sprayed and
cleaned effectively. You have to be
very careful with seed. We're on a
five-day sprayer schedule during
the summer. So, in Monticello on
1,200 acres, they just don't stop. A
commercial guy can probably spray
and then not go in for 10 or 15 days,
depending on the type of season.
We also have a roguing crew that
goes in and looks for virus, looks
for mixtures or any issues like that.
And then it's disinfecting. We are
very diligent with disinfecting
everything, like boots, for example.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A
BIG TOPIC RIGHT NOW.
HAVE YOU NOTICED ANY
CHANGES AS FAR AS
RISING TEMPERATURES
AFFECTING STORAGE
COSTS?
SCP: Yes. We've bought four new
AC units to keep our seed cooler
in the spring because it's getting
warmer earlier. People are, for
whatever reason, still taking their
seed at later dates. We have to keep
it cold so everything has a nice,
healthy product going out into
mid-May or even into June.
- For more with Sara Corey Parker,
check out episode 18 of " The Potato
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