Spudman magazine named Eric Halverson, Black Gold's executive vice president, as the first-ever recipient of the "Emerging Leader Award."  The award is given to an emerging leader in the potato industry who is 35 years old or younger and was presented at the National Potato Council's Annual Awards Banquet last week in Las Vegas. Eric has played a key role in helping to grow Black Gold's reputation as an innovator and industry leader. The son of Black Gold founder Gre… Read More...

Focus on red potatoes Black Gold Farms launches Better with Reds Potato industry leader, Black Gold Farms, is rolling out their "Better With Reds" retail marketing campaign that continues the promotion of their year-round red potato tablestock program.  The "Better With Reds" campaign features a variety of customized retail tools including in-store point-of-sale materials, a consumer-based micro site, and other consumer specific value-adds that highlight the versatil… Read More...

October 10, 2012 Black Gold Farms is rolling out its Better With Reds retail marketing campaign, which continues the promotion of the company's year-round red potato tablestock program. The Better With Reds campaign features a variety of customized retail tools, including in-store point-of-sale materials, a consumer-based micro site and other consumer-specific value-adds that highlight the versatility, flavor profile and nutritional benefits of red potatoes. In addition, Black Gold Farms p… Read More...

When Black Gold Farms branched out from its modest home near Forest River, N.D., in 1986 to grow chip potatoes in southeast Missouri, it was something of a gamble. But Gregg Halverson was determined to make it pay off. Today, that decision continues to pay dividends, not only in North Dakota and Missouri, but throughout the country. Black Gold now grows more than 500 million pounds of potatoes annually on about 20,000 acres in 11 states. A large portion are chipping potatoes, those used t… Read More...

New packaging & POS Black Gold Farms rolls out locally grown programs Black Gold Farms, an industry leader in the potato industry, has kicked off their summer red potato harvest with a five-month, locally grown program. The locally grown program transitions through all of their summer potato growing locations including Texas, Florida, Missouri, Arkansas and Indiana. The locally grown program is showcased on pack with specially marked tags that highlight fresh and local messages. Also in… Read More...

Published February 07, 2012, 11:49 AM N.D. Grower Wins Top Award GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Third-generation Grand Forks, N.D., farmer Gregg Halverson has been named 2012 Top Producer of the Year by Top Producer magazine. By: Jonathan Knutson, Agweek GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Third-generation Grand Forks, N.D., farmer Gregg Halverson has been named 2012 Top Producer of the Year by Top Producer magazine. He's president and chief executive officer of Black Gold Farms, a family-owned potato growing and… Read More...

October 10, 2011 • The Produce News • 19 Humble Roots Spring to Big Business for Black Gold Farms BY LORA ABCARIAN Black Gold Farms sank its roots deep into the fertile soil of the Red River Valley more than 80 years ago. "Black Gold Farms started in 1928 when Hallie Halverson planted his first potatoes in Forest River, North Dakota," said Glen Reynolds, national director of produce sales. "Black Gold Farms still farms those very acres. In 1959, Black Gold Farms … Read More...

A recent mail ballot was conducted for two seats on the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Board of Directors. Gregg Halverson of Grand Forks was re-elected for a second term and represents District 3. Don Suda of Grafton will serve his first term representing District 2. Both ran unopposed. Suda takes the seat vacated by Mike Jorde who moved to Washington DC. Brent Heisler had filled the seat on an interim basis.   … Read More...

The United States Potato Board (USPB) Chip Committee re-elected Richard Pavelski, President of Heartland Farms, Inc. Hancock, WI, to serve as its Chairman during its 2011 Summer Meeting, June 22, 2011, in Grand Forks, ND. Jason Walther, CEO of Walther Farms in Three Rivers, MI, was elected to serve as Vice Chairman of the USPB Chip Committee.    Upon his re-election, Chairman Pavelski organized the USPB Chip Committee's Steering and Research & Variety Selection sub committe… Read More...

The Potato Association of America held its annual meeting last week in Wilmington, North Carolina. Each year they recognize leaders in their industry with Honorary Life Membership Awards for both technical and non-technical achievement in their careers.  This year the non-technical award went to Black Gold President and CEO Gregg Halverson of Grand Forks.  Gregg is on the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association's board of directors and served as its cha… Read More...

Published August 08, 2011, 10:49 AM By: Alan Van Ormer, Prairie Business Magazine    Black Gold, a multi-state potato production and sales organization, is constructing a new facility that will house its engineering, agronomy, sales, transportation, and accounting department, as well as top management in Grand Forks, ND.   We're in a growth mode," says Gregg Halverson, President and CEO of Black Gold in Grand Forks, ND. "Agriculture is a good space to be in to… Read More...

In what seems a bullish vote on agriculture as well as on Grand Forks, one of the nation's biggest potato firms is building a new $4 million corporate headquarters in the city. The Grand Forks City Council, convening as the city's Growth Fund Authority on Monday, approved giving Halverson Family Investments $166,758 in local "flex PACE" loans to buy down the interest costs on $3.11 million in loans from Bremer Bank to build a new executive office building at 42nd Street South… Read More...