Yearly Archives: 2017
No Leftovers with Hash Brown Breakfast Crocks!
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary In need of a simple yet elegant dish to serve to a guest who was arriving for brunch, and not wanting to offer sweet pastries or be left with a panful of leftovers, I created…
Interview with John Bamberg
By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor, Badger Common’Tater There is only one facility designated to support the germplasm needs of the U.S. potato industry, and it is in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. The U.S. Potato Genebank (USPG) coordinates all aspects of importation, classification, preservation, multiplication, documentation and…
Phosphorous Runoff Study Conducted on Antigo Flats
Potato growers take lead in controlling and monitoring phosphorous runoff By Chuck Bolte, precision ag/nutrient management planning manager, AgSource Laboratories Potato growers in the Antigo Flats area of Wisconsin are taking a leadership role in an effort to control phosphorus runoff in the Spring Brook…
Deviled Egg Potato Salad
Column and photos by Ali Carter, WPGA Auxiliary I typically make potato salads using quick vinaigrettes and whatever vegetable or vegetables we have sitting in the refrigerator at the time, rather than the typical mayonnaise-based fare. Not that I don’t love mayo. I do. A lot.…
Interview with Tim Damico
By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor, Badger Common’Tater An early leader in the development of biological and botanical pesticides in the mid-1990’s, Certis USA manufactures and distributes a broad line of biopesticide products for the specialty agriculture, horticulture, and home and garden markets. The predecessor of…
WPVGA Supports School at Altenburg’s Farm
Cash donation matched by Incourage helps project get off the ground By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater On May 24, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Board of Directors agreed on a $7,500 donation to the School at Altenburg’s Farm, the members…
Herb & Vinaigrette Potato Salad
Column and photos by Ali Carter, vice president, WPGA Auxiliary There are two culinary favorites that this particular foodie enjoys immensely each year during our Midwest summer weather. The first is cooking with fresh herbs and veggies from the garden, and the second is having…
Wisconsin Sees Healthy Lake Levels
Decisions on water use and high-cap wells should be based on science, not emotion By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor, Badger Common’Tater It’s time to look at lake levels, especially on the eve of Gov. Scott Walker likely signing into law SB 76, legislation allowing high-capacity…
Interview with Bill Guenthner
By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor, Badger Common’Tater “The property that I currently own was purchased by my father, Dwayne, in March of 1959 from Felix Zeloski [a Hall of Fame seed potato grower],” relates Bill Guenthner of Guenthner Farms Inc. “The first year my father…
Think Inside the Box
Could storing potatoes in boxes maximize storage space, and crop quality and condition? By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater, and Carole Metcalfe, marketing manager for Tong Engineering Ltd. With today’s increasingly competitive international marketplace, potato growers and processors are continuously looking at more efficient…
