Pete Romano and Harriet Weber
Recorded
July 17, 2022
Archived
July 17, 2022
40:46 minutes
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Id:
mby021900
Description
Harriet Weber (65) interviews her friend, Pete Romano (72), about Quincy Farm Chemicals, his family's fertilizer business, as well as about his crop sign project.Subject Log / Time Code
PR shares the story of how his family ended up living in the Columbia Basin area of Washington State.
PR looks back on his childhood in Ellensburg, WA and Quincy, WA.
PR explains how his father started their family's fertilizer business, later known as Quincy Farm Chemicals (QFC).
PR remembers how QFC grew over time.
PR recalls what it was like growing up in a family that had their own business.
PR shares why he decided to return to Quincy, WA to work at QFC.
PR describes the work he did when he first moved back to Quincy, WA.
PR remembers becoming a "field man."
PR explains why QFC was sold to The McGregor Company.
PR and HW discuss the technologies that have transformed farming and fertilizing practices.
PR talks about his crop sign project.
HW appreciates PR.
Participants
- Pete Romano
- Harriet Weber