Yearly Archives: 2016
Badger Beat
Fall Manure & Cover Crops by Matt Ruark Nutrient management in dairy productions systems produces both challenges and opportunities on sandy soils. One of the big challenges is efficient use of manure nutrients if the manure is applied in the fall. There are challenges with…
Interview with Don Hamerski
Farming in Wisconsin was a harsh environment in 1939, when Don Hamerski was born. Most family farms were self-supportive with goods produced on the farm to provide some cash income and buy supplies for crops and services Daily tasks were labor intensive and physically exhausting:…
WPVGA Seeking Managing Editor
Editor will be a self-directed person and be highly motivated. Will possess, or acquire, a broad knowledge of the Association’s purpose, policies, activities, and members. Must have strong writing ability and good public relations skills. Position requires a high level of accuracy in all work. …
Potatoes—not just for dinner anymore!
People love potatoes! They are fresh, healthy and full of nutrients; they are synonymous with comfort food. Who can refuse mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving, fresh potato bars during winter or grilled potatoes in the summer? Then there’s potato salad at picnics, potato pancakes with sour…
Badger Beat
Insuring Genetic Diversity Through Germplasm Collection By Amy Charkowski, Proefessor, UW-Madison/Dept. of Plant Pathology, Administrative Director, Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program Photos by Ruth Faivre This fall, Keith Heinzen and the staff at the Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm in Rhinelander harvested another…
2015 WPVGA Associate Division Business Person of the Year Nominations
The WPVGA Associate Division is accepting nominations for the 2015 Associate Division Person of the Year Award. Nominees must be members of the Associate Division who have made significant contributions to the potato and vegetable industry either this year or over a period of years.…
Potato Growers Looking to the Future
Twenty potato growers from all over the Wisconsin converged on Madison last week for their annual “grill the professors” ritual. They came from Eagle River to Spring Green and Coloma to Plover and grow for fries, chips, fresh market and seed. It’s an eclectic bunch,…
