Halverson Named Chair of Potatoes USA

Potatoes USA has a new chairman.  John Halverson, was appointed Chair at last months’ meeting in Denver.  He will be serving his fifth year on the Board and his third year on its Executive Committee.

In 2015, he served as Co-Chair of the Domestic Marketing committee, and in 2016 he served as Co-Chair of the International Marketing Committee.  Halverson has been involved with potato production his entire life, and works out of Black Gold Farms business unit in southern Missouri.  Halverson is primarily involved in the chip-stock and fresh sectors of the industry. Sweet potatoes, wheat, corn and soybeans are also grown on their farms.

“I have a passion for potatoes,” Halverson said. “It is what my family has done for generations, and we all love it with a passion. My brother, Eric and sister, Leah and I are fourth generation farmers in our business, which dates back to 1928 in the Red River Valley of North Dakota.”

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