Yearly Archives: 2021
Interview with Kathy Jo Knutson
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Irrigation sales and farming have been in the Knutson blood for years. Ralph Knutson, father of Jerry Knutson, who sadly passed away in a snowmobile accident, December 2019, sold water reels and parts for years, all while he…
Mashed Potato Cakes
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary Let’s make the most of those leftover mashed potatoes waiting in your refrigerator, and fancify things just a bit! Mashed potatoes are not only the ultimate comfort food, but also one of the easiest and…
72nd Grower Education Conference a Virtual Success
Researcher presentations, Bringing Value to Ag segments and awards ceremonies highlight Zoom event By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater University researchers know how to present their findings to potato and vegetable growers and agriculture industry professionals hungry for information, and they can do it…
Interview with Dan Wild
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater “I like to say that I have an important but easier chapter in this farm’s history,” says Dan Wild, president of Wild Seed Farms, Inc., in Antigo, Wisconsin. “The hard work that my dad and grandfather put in…
Dilled Potato Casserole
Delicious comfort food blends Parmesan and Gouda cheeses with herby flavor of dill Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary We have a super quick, very tasty, deliciously cheesy comfort food for you this month—Dilled Potato Casserole. While I wish it were…
Message from the Executive Director
Highlighted here, WPVGA had a successful 2020 as an organization By Tamas Houlihan, WPVGA Executive Director They say that hindsight is 20/20, but I think I speak for many of us when I say let’s put the year 2020 in the rearview mirror and not…
Interview with Steve Boehm
Steve Boehm, corporate sales manager, Riesterer & Schnell By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Brothers Frank and John Riesterer and their fishing companion, Henry Schnell, opened a filling station in Chilton, Wisconsin, in 1931, expanding to milk handling, a car dealership, and in 1939,…
Pulled Pork Potato Latkes
Please Pass the Pulled Pork Potato Latkes With Jalapeño Apple Chutney and Horseradish Sour Cream, they’re too good not to share Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary I recently enjoyed a somewhat competitive and fun Sunday afternoon in the kitchen with…
SpudPro Committee Names New Potato Variety
Dual-purpose Lakeview Russet is a remarkable early bulking variety that yields well On November 10, 2020, the SpudPro Committee named the newest variety, Lakeview Russet, to come out of the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison potato breeding program. The mission of the WPVGA SpudPro Committee is…
Interview with Mike Helbach
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Helbach Farms, LLC, in Amherst, Wisconsin, “helping as early as I can remember on the farm. Then, right out of high school, I was full time.” When Mike went full-time on the farm after high school, his dad,…
