16 POTATO GROWER | JULY 2019
For all the travel and international relationships and Cov-
ey-esque words like "symbiosis" and "synergy," the guys at
Allied Potato are, at their core, farm kids who love the farm
and want to make it better.
"Nothing gets me more excited than seeing beautifully
worked soil prior to planting," says Davenport, "or perfectly
closed rows of potato plants in full bloom, or the smell of
freshly dug potatoes during harvest.
"We're a group of young farmers," he continues, "with a lot
of opportunity left to grow our business. I see us as young
guys who have built the right foundation for a business
model and for a farm that seems to be working well. I'm
excited to see where the next 20 years will bring us."
Jason Davenport on the Allied Farm near
Bakersfield, Calif., a place the Idaho na-
tive considers himself blessed to now call
home.
Derek Davenport checks on
the progress of planting in
Washington State. Allied's
seed potatoes come primarily
from their own seed farm in
Colorado's San Luis Valley.
Jason Davenport (left) and Brian Kirschenmann
(center) visit Peru with Potatoes USA CEO Blair
Richardson. Davenport and Kirschenmann both
serve on the board of Potatoes USA.
Derek Davenport operates the planter
last spring on one of Allied's Washington
farms.
