Yearly Archives: 2024
Interview with Joe Ebben
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Family owned and operated since its inception in 1951, Kriete Truck Centers has been earning customer trust through honesty and proven expertise in product, service, and support for more than 70 years. Currently operating 10 locations across Wisconsin,…
Chicken (or Pheasant or Turkey) Pot Pie
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary For full disclosure, while it may be January, this recipe was concocted and enjoyed last October. We are a family of bird hunters and own two crazy, hyper, need-attention-always bird dogs, also known as Wirehaired…
2023 Wisconsin Potato Crop Report
Growers report above average yields and excellent quality despite hot, dry weather By WPVGA Executive Director Tamas Houlihan The 2023 Wisconsin potato crop got off to a late start due to cold and wet weather in April. Planting was delayed by a week to 10…
Interview with Dennis West
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater The warm days and cool nights north of the 45th parallel in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, aid in the growing and storing of Russet Burbank potatoes, according to Dennis West of Nuto Farm Supply. “As for potatoes, we only…
Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes
Column by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary The history of how the recipe came to be and the woman behind it are as delectable as the dish Favorite family recipe shared by Lisa O. O’Flyng, Ruder Ware Hello, readers. I am thrilled to share…
Gumz Farms Expands Packing Shed
Grower, packer, shipper also adds its fourth storage facility in the last five years By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Gumz Farms has been undertaking a large expansion and remodel at its Endeavor, Wisconsin, packaging facility to better serve customers and meet growing demand.…
Interview with Dan Rine
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater With a reputation for growing and promoting new chip varieties of certified and foundation seed potatoes, Rine Ridge Farms of Bryant, Wisconsin, has a storied, multi-generational history dating back to the 1920’s. “My great-grandpa, Adolph Rine, started the…
Hash Brown Camembert Tartiflette
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary A Tartiflette is a hearty potato dish originating from the French Alps. It’s basically a baked gratin of potatoes, onions, wine, and cheese, all drenched in garlic and cream, and cooked to perfection. We’ve adapted…
Using AI to Help Sort Potatoes
How to be 25% more efficient in quality control by implementing artificial intelligence Submitted by Dominique Jobin, business development manager, Vooban Patates Dolbec is the largest potato producer in eastern Canada. The company cultivates nearly 10,000 acres of land in the Portneuf region and has…
Interview with Rod Beggs
Rod Beggs, owner/manager, Midwestern Potatoes, LLC By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Rod Beggs didn’t know his future was already mapped out for him. His dad, Denzel Beggs, was plant manager of Midwestern Farms in Plainfield, Wisconsin, for 35 years. Although Rod joined the…
