Making a List, Checking It Twice

If you’re a regular reader of Potato Grower, you know that throughout 2021, we have celebrated our 50^th year in publication by using our pages to recognize some of our most influential contemporaries in the potato industry’s past half-century. Compiling our “50 for 50” list has been an exercise in gratitude as we’ve been reminded of the countless contributions made by these individuals, companies and organizations.

Of course, these 50 aren’t alone, and there are dozens who deserve the recognition every bit as much. Alas, this list was always meant to stop at 50. Here is a reminder of all the great people we’ve profiled this year.

Larry Alsum

Friesland, Wisconsin

Clen & Emma Atchley

Ashton, Idaho

Barrett Family

Muleshoe, Texas

Black Gold Farms

Grand Forks, North Dakota

Jerry Bushman

Rosholt, Wisconsin

Chin Family

Klamath Falls, Oregon

Mark Coombs

Middleton, Idaho

George Crapo

Parker, Idaho

CSS Farms

Watertown, South Dakota

Steve Diercks

Coloma, Wisconsin

Nathan Gellert

Boise, Idaho

Neil Gudmestad

Fargo, North Dakota

Randy & Karlene Hardy

Oakley, Idaho

Darryl Harris

Idaho Falls, Idaho

Heartland Farms

Hancock, Wisconsin

Warren Henninger

Moses Lake, Washington

Cary Hoffman

Houston, Texas

Bruce Huffaker

Paris, Idaho

Idahoan Foods

Lewisville, Idaho

LaJoie Family

Van Buren, Maine

Lamb Weston

Eagle, Idaho

Gary Leever

Alliance, Nebraska

Lindsay Corporation

Lindsay, Nebraska

Arnold Mack

Lake Wales, Florida

Keith & Helen Masser

Sacramento, Pennsylvania

McCain Foods

Hartland, New Brunswick

Miller Research

Rupert, Idaho

Dan Moss

Declo, Idaho

Frank Muir

Eagle, Idaho

Marty Myers

Boardman, Oregon

National Potato Council

Washington, D.C.

National Potato Promotion Board (Potatoes USA)

Denver, Colorado

Phillip Nolte

Tetonia, Idaho

R.D. Offutt

Fargo, North Dakota

Joseph Pavek

American Falls, Idaho

Pieper Farms/Plant Grow Harvest

Williams, Minnesota

Potandon Produce

Idaho Falls, Idaho

Potato Variety Management Institute

Bend, Oregon

Reinke Mfg.

Deshler, Nebraska

Sackett Potatoes

Mecosta, Michigan

J.R. Simplot

Boise, Idaho

SouthWind Farms

Heyburn, Idaho

Spudnik Equipment Company

Blackfoot, Idaho

T-L Irrigation

Hastings, Nebraska

Bob Thornton Family

Washington and Idaho

United Potato Growers of America

Salt Lake City, Utah

U.S. Potato Genebank

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

Valley Irrigation

Valley, Nebraska

Wada Farms

Pingree, Idaho

Louis Wysocki

Bancroft, Wisconsin