About Wada
A little history about Wada Farms all starts with the founder, Frank Wada, father of Albert Wada (Chairman and CEO). Frank emigrated to the U.S. from Japan in 1922 at the age of 13. Frank and his wife Agnes farmed in San Clemente, California until World War II broke out. They moved inland during the war to avoid internment when Japanese Americans were forced to relocate from California. Upon settling in Southeastern Idaho, Wada Farms began growing potatoes in the fall of 1943 and hasn’t missed a crop since. Born in 1946, Albert Wada began farming with his father in 1970, taking over the business from his father upon his retirement in 1972. Starting with 400 acres of farmland in 1970, Wada Farms now grows crops on approximately 30,000 irrigated acres today. Albert and his wife Christine have four children. Still a family owned and operated business, Wada Farms in addition to the farming operation, now operates a 140,000 sq. ft. fresh potato packaging facility and a fresh potato and onion marketing group.
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