In the March 2013 Badger Common’Tater

Spuds Appeal: New WPVGA Logo Wins Gold ADDY Award

On February 1, 2013, it was announced that the WPVGA had won a Gold ADDY Award for the design of its new peeled potato logo. In the world of advertising and marketing, this is the equivalent of winning an Oscar! Read more about this prestigious award in the March 2013 Badger Common’Tater magazine.

64th Annual WPVGA Industry Show
February 5-6, 2013
Holiday Inn, Stevens Point, WI

Having some fun on the putting green at the booth for Bushmans’, Inc. of Rosholt are (L-R) Michael Gatz of Bushmans’ and Luke Steere, a graduate student in the Dept. of Plant Pathology at Michigan State University. For complete coverage of the 2013 WPVGA Industry Show, check out the March issue of The Badger Common’Tater.

WPVGA/UW Extension Grower Education Conference
February 5-7, 2013
Stevens Point, WI

Dr. Russ Groves of the UW Department of Entomology gave several presentations at the 2013 WPVGA/UW Extension Grower Education Conference. Groves spoke on Predicting Aphid Flights; Insect Management in Onion; and Insecticide Resistance Management. Groves said 2012 was the warmest year on record in the contiguous United States, and it was also very dry, which was great for insects. He said resistance is growing to the “neonics” and that scouting and surveillance will be keys to keeping pests under control. For more on the Grower Education Conference, see the March 2013 edition of The Badger Common’Tater.