The WPVGA collaborates with stakeholders to achieve sustainable groundwater quantity and quality
By Tamas Houlihan, Executive Director, WPVGA
Wisconsin’s Central Sands region remains one of the most productive irrigated vegetable areas in the United States with top five rankings for potatoes, sweet corn, green beans, peas, carrots, cucumbers, beets for canning, and cabbage for sauerkraut.
This production, which is valued at nearly $6 billion annually, would not be possible without irrigation. At the same time, concerns have been raised over the potential impact of irrigated agriculture on the groundwater aquifer and surface waters of the Central Sands.
In response, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) continues to bring together people, organizations and expertise to foster the sustainable use of water resources.
Voluntary conservation practices, groundwater monitoring, state-of-the-art technology and applied research are the focal points of the WPVGA’s efforts.
The Association continues to engage in activities that consolidate and build on the existing knowledge base related to the hydrogeology of the Central Sands and other potato growing areas of Wisconsin.
