Yearly Archives: 2017
Bayer and the Wildlife Society Continue “FEED A BEE” Program by Planting 50 Million Seeds
Plantings in Texas, Kansas, Illinois, and Florida educate communities and establish more forage By Bayer and Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater Sometimes, as Old Man Winter sets in, the snow falls and the ice forms, it’s nice to dream about springtime, the budding flowers,…
Interview with Tom Neumiller
By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor A third-generation potato and vegetable farm, Neumiller Farms, Inc. has its own mission statement. “The mission of our full-service farm is to supply world-class customers with quality agricultural products. We are committed to doing the job right with every crop,…
A Valentine’s Day Treat – Oven Baked French Fries. Oui!
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Vice President, WPGA Auxiliary With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I intended to share with you a “romantic” recipe, a delicate and creamy dish with the feeling of something you’d only serve to a love. I contemplated what…
Sauerkraut Company Reinvents Itself in the 21st Century
By Kathy Gibbons, Vegetable Growers News correspondent The following is reprinted with permission from Vegetable Growers News and Produce Processing magazines. Sauerkraut may not be sexy, but it’s got staying power. GLK Foods is proof of that. The company set out to corner the sauerkraut…
Interview with John Kotek, V&H Inc. Trucks
By Joe Kertzman, managing editor One of the largest dealers of Western Star trucks in the country, V&H Inc. Trucks not only sells high-quality heavy truck equipment and products, but also helps ensure the vehicles stay in top running order through service specialists. In June…
Ali’s Kitchen
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Vice President, WPGA Auxiliary It is winter here in Central Wisconsin and the blowing winds and chilly temperatures have me longing for warm, hearty comfort food. I recently came across this recipe from www.eatwisconsincheese.com and was intrigued by the…
Transition the Farm Using Profit Interest as a Planning Tool
Let your children earn ownership of the farm through sweat equity By Rod Mauszycki, Principal, Agribusiness and Cooperatives, CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC Many growers have worked hard for everything they have, so they like the idea of their children earning the farm while providing a…
Interview with Brad Igl, Igl Farms LLC
By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor In north central Wisconsin on the outwash plain known as the Antigo Flats sits Igl Farms, a family-owned and operated potato farm just north of Antigo. Herman Igl bought the farm in the 1930s and became one of the first…
Ali’s Kitchen
Column and photos by Ali Carter, Vice President, WPGA Auxiliary My husband doesn’t consider soup a “meal.” To him a bowl of soup is more like a side dish, or an appetizer before the real meal is enjoyed. I, on the other hand, think that…
Home of the Hodag
Unlike its folkloric namesake, Hodag is a potato chip processing variety with common scab resistance By Felix Navarro, UW-Madison research program manager, superintendent of the Hancock Agricultural Research Station For years Wisconsin seed and commercial chip potato growers have been searching for varieties with common…
