Yearly Archives: 2011
Proposed School Lunch Changes Could Have Unintended Consequences
The USDA is proposing to change the nutritional guidelines for the school lunch program that would restrict students to just one cup of certain vegetables per week. These vegetables include peas, lima beans, corn, and POTATOES! Not one cup of each, just one cup total…
Help Us Stop Childhood Malnutrition
Children are particularly susceptible to malnutrition — and it can affect their health throughout their life. We’d like to help. And we’d like you to join us. The WPVGA is lending support to Feed My Starving Children. We’re assisting a Wisconsin branch of Feed My…
Badger Common’Tater
This is one hot potato. Potato growers, distributors and industry partners across the globe subscribe to the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association’s monthly trade publication, The Badger Common’Tater. Why? Because you get: In-depth interviews with industry leaders and WPVGA members Research articles from the…
2012 WPVGA Annual Report
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WPVGA Presents Annual Industry Awards
In addition to its annual Hall of Fame induction, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association presented several other annual industry awards at a banquet held February 2, 2011 in Stevens Point. Cliff Gagas of Gagas Farms, Custer, was named the WPVGA Volunteer of the…
