Yearly Archives: 2017
Cover Crops Help Improve Soil Health
AgSource Laboratories holds Antigo Flats Field Day discussing cover crops, drones, fertility and more Your soil is your greatest resource, and managing your soil through use of cover crops can bring the benefits of better soil health, economic returns and help to meet environmental goals.…
Wake up to a Farmer’s Breakfast Bake
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary We tend to host quite a few out-of-town friends and family here at the Carter house. We all enjoy the company since it gives each of us precious time to reconnect with our loved ones…
Interview with Ron Krueger
When Ron Krueger went off to college, he swore he’d never go back to farming. The farm manager for Eagle River Seed Farm LLC for the past 25 years, Krueger says his parents owned a dairy farm in Irma, Wisconsin that had been in the…
Wisconsin Potato Industry Supports Hurricane Victims
Mother Nature has hit the southern United States with severe hurricanes this year, the worst of which was Hurricane Irma that struck the Florida Coast, leaving thousands without everyday essentials. Wisconsin’s potato and vegetable industry is answering the call for help. The Wisconsin Potato &…
“Berta’s Potato Cheddar Beer Bacon Soup”—That’s a Mouthful!
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary I am always intrigued to hear of the creations my friends come up with in the kitchen. When someone tells me that they have a favorite recipe, I rarely hesitate to ask for details, and…
Potato Growers Plant Prairies
Practitioners of Wisconsin’s Healthy Grown program take an eco-friendly approach to farming By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater About 15 years ago, Wisconsin’s Healthy Grown program developed a new component, the ecosystem element. The goal was to attract local potato and vegetable growers with…
Interview with Sally Suprise, Ansay & Associates, LLC
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Having grown up in rural Pardeeville, Wisconsin, Sally Suprise lived next door to her grandparents who were farmers. That was 50 years ago, and at that time, she says, farming was a “bit scaled back compared to how…
Freezer Friendly Twice-Baked Bacon & Cheddar Potatoes
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary Here at the Carter house, we have solidly settled into the fall season routines of work, school, sports and meetings. Life no longer has the easy feel of summer, and the more rigorous schedule has…
Interview with Joe Seis
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater It’s a great story, but an unusual one when it comes to potato and vegetable growers. Joe Seis of Sterling Farms, LLC is not a second- or third-generation farmer. He didn’t grow up on a farm. He worked on…
Farmers in the Dells
WPVGA Hosts Potato Marketing Association of North America Conference in Wisconsin Dells By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater There was a full slate of meetings and an aggressive agenda when the Wisconsin potato industry welcomed visitors attending the Potato Marketing Association of North American…
