b'tubers quickly by continuously circulating air (minimum 2 cfm/barrel or 1.2 cfm/cwt) during the first 30 days of storage. Never wet the tubers that are going intoDrying of potatoes should be the storage.first priority when the danger of soft Finally, it is important to keep in mind that in most years there will be a com-bination of potential problems. For that reason, it may be a good idea to ventilaterot exists due to blight, frost, pink continuously for a few days prior to curing just to evaluate the quality of your cropeye, blackleg, or excess moisture. while creating uniform pile conditions. If the crop is in reasonably good condition, the humidifier can be turned on during ventilation, otherwise it should be off.Until the risk of breakdown is over, the pile should be ventilated with dry COOLING AND HOLDING PERIODS Seed stock should be cooled at 1 C per one to two days up to 34 C for holdingair (humidifier off) which may take since rapid temperature fluctuations may shorten dormancy. Table stock should beseveral weeks or even months. cooled at 1 C per three to four days up to 4.55.5 C for holding. Rapid cooling can affect cooking and eating quality. Processing quality should be maintained when storing processing stock. Cool at 1 C per week since rapid Never overfill the storage because this hampers air flow and increases thecooling tends to cause sugar accumulation. Holding temperature should be 7.2 C.chances of tuber breakdown due to rots. Therefore, the gap between the Stock for French fries before Christmas can be held at 10 C while chip stock can betop of the pile and the ceiling should be at least 0.6 metres (2 feet). If the held at 1012 C. Either stock can be held at 810 C up until early May. Summerpotatoes are otherwise dry and disease free, the humidifier can be turned on processing stocks should not be stored above 10 C. For better quality, it may beduring this period especially during hot, dry conditions.beneficial to maintain at 45 C until early May, and then warm gradually to 1315.5 C, four to six weeks prior to shipping.Khalil Al-Mughrabi is a pathologist for the Potato Development Centre at New Its important to remember the following:Brunswicks Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, and an adjunctAdjust the pile with problem potatoes to the holding temperature at a rate ofprofessor at Dalhousie University. 23 C per day. Track Inventory and Truck Loads with the RiteWeight Digital Conveyor Scale systemNew FeaturesAbility to track by load,eld, crop (variety), storage, and by date. This is quite a few extra levels compared to the past.Optional infra-red sensor displays, records, and maps incoming product temperature.More data storage and transfer options: 1) by copying to optional ruggedized USB; 2) by wireless transfer using Blue Tooth to a nearby android device; 3) by uploading to the Greentronics cloud server.The cloud server may be accessed from anywhere with valid username and password to view/download/share bin maps and reports.Please visit www.greentronics.com or contact us for details at 519-669-469844 SPUDSMART.COM FALL 2019'