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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:10 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Rob Davis checks in with Isaias Valdez, in tractor, during the early season harvest.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:09 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Octavio Garcia, right, gestures while talking to Rob Davis during the early season harvest in the Columbia Basin.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:08 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:08 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Rob Davis surveys the early morning, early harvest, the first week of August..

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:07 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Sunrise in the Columbia Basin.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:06 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Rafeal Barragan removes debris from the conveyor as trucks unload in the early morning hours.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:05 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Moving a load of freshly harvested and cleaned potatoes to the Lamb Weston processing plant in Connell.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:04 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Octavio Garcia checks a trailer load under the light of a full moon.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:04 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

With shovel in hand, Rob Davis checks the status of a developing crop during the first week of August.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:03 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Photo by Bill Schaefer
Rob Davis signs paper work at the office with his mother and office manager, Gale Davis.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:02 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:01 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Early harvest for Rob Davis in a field on the outskirts of Connell, Wash.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:50:01 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Rob Davis checks on how the potatoes are bulking during the first week of August.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:45 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Tim O'Connor, USPB president and CEO, Monty Smith, Blanca, Colo., Sid Staunton, of Tulelake, Calif., 2012 USPB chairman, and Kurt Holland, of Center, Colo., from left, converse following the conclusion of the 2013 USPB annual meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:44 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Photo by Bill Schaefer
Rob Davis, of Connell, Wash., 2013 USPB chairman, presents his opening comments following his election during the USPB annual meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:43 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Photo by Bill Schaefer
Sid Staunton, of Tulelake, Calif., right, 2012 USPB chairman, hands the gavel to Rob Davis, of Connell, Wash., the 2013 USPB chairman, following his election at the USPB annual meeting in Colorado Springs, Colo.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:43 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

In one of his final acts as USPB chairman, Sid Staunton, reads one of the motions to be voted on at the USPB annual meeting.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:42 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Jerry Wright, president of the United Potato Growers of America, discusses the current market situation facing growers.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:41 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

John Keeling, executive vice-president and CEO of the National Potato Council, discusses the current political environment in Washington, D.C. and its impact on the potato industry.

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nobody@flickr.com (Spudman Magazine) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:47:40 -0700

Spudman Magazine posted a photo:

Economist Tim Richards, Ph.D., presents a five-year econometric evaluation of USPB programs. The study is required by the USDA.