Meet the growers, advocates and industry professionals keeping spuds strong

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Dustin Begovich
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Todd Jensen
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Chris Hansen
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Jonathan Whitworth
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Amanda Gevens
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Marcus Meadows-Smith
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Jay Scheidt
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Sagar Sathuvalli

2025 Impact Award winners

Hollee Alexander National Potato Council
Hollee Alexander
National Potato Council
KATHLEEN TRIOU Fresh Solutions Network
KATHLEEN TRIOU
Fresh Solutions Network
ALISON SKLARCZYK Sklarczyk Seed Farm
ALISON SKLARCZYK
Sklarczyk Seed Farm
DEREK PETERSON Wilcox Fresh
DEREK PETERSON
Wilcox Fresh
BRET NEDROW J.R. Simplot Co.
BRET NEDROW
J.R. Simplot Co.
ALAN MUELLER Volm Companies
ALAN MUELLER
Volm Companies
DON FLANNERY Maine Potato Board
DON FLANNERY
Maine Potato Board
TODD FEENSTRA Midwest Water Stewards
TODD FEENSTRA
Midwest Water Stewards
DAVIS CHRISTENSEN Idaho Steel Products
DAVIS CHRISTENSEN
Idaho Steel Products
COLIN SZAWLOWSKI Valley Spud/Barnwood Valley Farms
COLIN SZAWLOWSKI
Valley Spud/Barnwood Valley Farms