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22 Potato Grower | JULY 2014 Dave Masser always knew he'd come back to the family farm. That sort of assurance comes pretty naturally when your family has been doing the same thing in the same place for well over 200 years. "We're potato farmers here in central Pennsylvania," says Dave, putting it as succinctly as possible. That statement provides the two bits of information, inextricably linked, that you need to know about the family. The Massers aren't just potato growers, and they're not just central Pennsylvanians; they're "potato farmers in central Pennsylvania." "My ancestors came to this country in the late 1700s and settled near Reading, Pa.," says Dave. "They grew potatoes in that area, then the second generation of Massers moved up close to where we farm today. We've been farming in Pennsylvania for eight generations." The company over which Dave currently serves as president, Sterman Masser Potato Farms, was officially incorporated by Dave's grandfather, Sterman Masser himself, in 1970. The farm itself is run by Dave Masser's sister GROWER OF THE MONTH By Tyrell Marchant I Photos courtesy Sterman Masser Farms STERMAN MASSER FARMS OF SACRAMENTO, PA. STERMAN MASSER FARMS OF SACRAMENTO, PA. Proud heritage. Dave Masser is the eighth generation to grow potatoes in Pennsylvania.