Potato Board’s Past Chairman Reflects On Year Of Service, Welcomes New Leader
April 8, 2015 
Brett Jensen
United States Potato Board (USPB) Immediate Past Chairman Brett Jensen of Idaho Falls, ID, passed the gavel on to Carl Hoverson, of Larimore, ND, the USPB’s newly appointed Chairman for 2015-2016.
“This past year has been a great experience,” Jensen said reflecting on serving as USPB’s chairman. “We had some ups and downs with market access into Mexico, but on the whole, we made good progress on behalf of the potato industry, as a board working together.”
Jensen learned the art of growing potatoes from his father, Wayne Jensen. He then started farming on his own in 1994 after attending Rick’s College in Rexburg, ID, and Utah State University in Logan, UT. Today, Jensen grows Russet Burbank potatoes for the fresh market and Ranger Russet potatoes for processing. He is part owner of a fresh-packing shed and also grows wheat, malt barley, alfalfa, and corn. He is a District Chairman for United Potato Growers of Idaho.
Hoverson Takes The Gavel
Carl Hoverson
As the newly elected leader for 2015-2016, Hoverson also produces Russet Burbank potatoes. His potato crop, however, is for the frozen processing industry.
“My two sons and I grow 5,100 acres of irrigated potatoes for the JR Simplot Company,” he explains. Sugarbeets, wheat, corn, soybeans, canola and navy beans are also produced on Hoverson Farms.
In 2014, Hoverson served as a co-chairman of the USPB International Marketing Committee. He previously served two years on the USPB Domestic Marketing Administrative Committee.
He also has served as the secretary/treasurer of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association.
In addition to Hoverson being named chairman of USPB, grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Colorado Springs, CO, March 10-12. The following sections list the leadership for the coming year.
| Chairman: Carl Hoverson, Larimore, NDDomestic Marketing: Co-ChairmenChris Wada, Idaho Falls, ID
John Halverson, Arbyrd, MO
Committee Members Marilyn Dolan-Public Member, Watsonville, CA Molly Connors, Pasco, WA John Stahl, Ritzville, WA Brian Jones, Paul, ID Steve Elfering, Idaho Falls, ID David Tonso, Center, CO Dan Chin, Klamath Falls, OR Merrill Hanny, Idaho Falls, ID
Research
Co-Chairmen Brian Kirschenmann, Bakersfield, CA Karlene Hardy, Oakley, ID
Committee Members Steve Gangwish, Watertown, SD Craig Searle, Idaho Falls, ID Brandon Schaapman, Quincy, WA Chris Hansen, Bliss, NY Eric Schroeder, Antigo, WI
Immediate Past Chairman Brett Jensen, Idaho Falls, ID
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International Marketing Co-Chairmen Marty Myers, Boardman, OR Mike Pink, Mesa, WA Committee Members Justin Dagen, Karlstad, MN Kurt Holland, Center, CO Doug Poe, Connell, WA Marvin Wollman, Warden, WA Rex Calloway, Quincy, WA Dirk Parkinson, Saint Anthony, ID Lynn Wilcox, Rexburg, ID Jerry Tominaga, Rupert, ID Weston Walker, Tulelake, CA
Industry Communications & Policy
Co-Chairmen Nolan Masser, Pitman, PA Ken Burback, Center, CO
Committee Members Jay LaJoie, Van Buren, ME Laura Huddle, Napoleon, OH Katie Floming, Savanna, IL Keith Doyen, Mapleton, ME Sanjiv Kakkar, Trenton, NJ
FINANCE Chairman Phil Hickman, Horntown, VA
Committee Members Bill Grose, Terra Alta, WV Casey Hoverson, Larimore, ND
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For more information on USPB, go to www.uspotatoes.com.
Source: USPB press releases
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