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Meet the Experts CONTRIBUTORS JUAN ALVAREZ Juan Manuel Alvarez has a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Florida and is an Associate Professor of Entomology at the UI Aberdeen R&E Center. He conducts research in Integrated Pest Management with a commod- ity responsibility for potatoes and cereal. He has published 5 book chapters, more than 30 refereed publications and multiple popular press publica- tions. DAVID FAIRBOURN David Fairbourn is manager of industry communications and policy at the United States Potato Board in Denver. The mission of the USPB is to help provide U.S. producers with expanding markets for their production. Fairbourn can be contacted at (303) 369-7783 or via email at david.fairbourn@uspotatoes.com. PHILLIP NOLTE Known for his seed production research, Phillip Nolte is an extension profes- sor, seed potato pathology with the University of Idaho. He is a Ph.D. graduate of North Dakota State University and works at the Idaho Falls Re- search and Extension Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Contact him at (208) 529-8376 or pnolte@uidaho.edu. TOM QUALEY Tom Qualey farms with his brother John. They’ve owned and operated Three Oak Farms, and he’s very active in the industry. He’s a past president and director of the Maine Potato Board, the Agricultural Marketing Council and a past director of the Maine Potato Growers. Tom is currently the USPB Immediate Past Chairman. FRANK MUIR Frank Muir is the president and CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission. Headquartered in Eagle, Idaho, the Commission is a state organi- zation for the promotion of Idaho Potatoes, a focus the group has had a hand in for over 70 years. Visit www.idahopotato.com, call (208) 334-2350 or send an email to ipc@potato.idaho.gov. RICHARD SEXTON Richard Sexton is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Davis. He joined the Davis faculty in 1984 and served as Department chair in Agricultural and Resource Economics from 1994–1998, co-editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics from 1998–2000, and Director of the Giannini Founda- tion of Agricultural Economics from 2000–2003. 6 Potato Grower | MAY 2010