Railroad Reception a highlight of 95th annual IGSA convention
SUN VALLEY, ID — The Idaho potato industry gathered Aug. 28-Sept. 1 for the 95th annual Idaho Grower Shipper Association convention. A highlight from this year’s convention was the Railroad Reception, sponsored by Union Pacific Railroad, Watco and CSX Transportation. The Idaho potato industry has long relied on the transportation services provided by the rail lines, and this reception commemorates the close relationship that has developed between the two entities over many years.
IGSA President Shawn Boyle (center) with Brad Sanders and Dan Hawkins of Giltner Cos.
Evan and Stacie Nyborg of Tri-Steel with IPC Commissioner Daren Bitter of Bitter Sweet Farms.
Bill Bauscher, Mary Bauscher and John Weeks of WeAssistBots.
Sarah and Daniel Mueller of Volm with Eric Wahlen of Pleasant Valley Potato Inc.
James and Melissa Driskell of West Pack Inc.
Jill and Ernie Eggers of Sun River of Idaho.
Kevin Stanger of Wada Farms and Corey Griswold of ProSource.
Todd Dampie of Idaho Package Co., Stephen and Lindsay Hurst of Mart Produce, and Tyler Simmons of West Rock.
Kam Quarles of the National Potato Council, Dean Gibson of Magic Valley Produce, Ryan Bybee of GPOD of Idaho and Shawn Cox of Feeding America.
Steve Elfering of 1,4 Group with Julie and Justin Hart of Circle Valley Produce.
John Groh
About John Groh | 
John Groh graduated from the University of San Diego in 1989 with a bachelors of arts degree in English. Following a brief stint as a sportswriter covering the New York Giants football team, he joined The Produce News in 1995 as an assistant editor and worked his way up the ranks, becoming publisher in 2006. He and his wife, Mary Anne, live in northern New Jersey in the suburbs of New York City.
