Yearly Archives: 2016
Interview with Donald Wirz
Just off meandering Highway 64 west of Antigo where it meets Ackley Road to the north is Wirz Lane, and what a pretty spot it is for a seed potato farm. Nestled in a few trees with farmland spread out in every direction, the house,…
Ali’s Kitchen
Cheers! Here’s to Champagne Mashed Potatoes Column and photos by Ali Carter, Vice President, WPGA Auxiliary The holidays are upon us and this means gathering for delicious feasts with family and friends. As I began to plan our menus for this season, I decided to…
Portage County Drainage District Makes Farming Possible
Without drainage districts like the one in Portage County, farmers would be tending swamps, not fields By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor They had a mission in the early 1900s—drain water off certain swampy areas, including in and around the Central Sands, to make the land…
Interview with Mike Copas
Every family has its story, and the RPE Inc. farm family just happens to date back three generations. It began when brothers Louis, Francis and Greg Wysocki partnered with their father on his small dairy farm and converted the operation to a potato farm. At…
Ali’s Kitchen
Taco Tots – Tater Tots Dressed to Taste Like Tacos! Column & Photos by Ali Carter, Vice President, WPGA Who doesn’t love tater tots? They are a basic comfort food that brings back childhood memories for many, and today I am sharing with you a…
Soaking in Two Field Days and A Centennial Celebration
By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor Agriculture research was on full display in Hancock and Antigo as the stations held field days There’s no better way to see and learn about potato and vegetable research, seed trials, growing new potato and vegetable varieties, disease prevention, insecticides,…
Interview with Chris Brooks
They had me hook, line and sinker. Chris Brooks and his business partner, Bruce Woyak, who together own Central Door Solutions in Plover, had installed some large doors in a new equipment storage building for Worzella & Sons, Inc., in Plover, Wisconsin. We went there…
Ali’s Kitchen
Column & Photos by Ali Carter, Vice President, WPGA Grilled Steak and Potato Tostadas with Chimichurri Sauce I had the opportunity to spend an evening with Jeremie and Alicia Pavelski of Heartland Farms this summer. While relaxing on the deck watching the storms roll in,…
Water Use Efficiency for Spuds
New irrigation technologies and strategies reduce groundwater pumping and increase efficiency By Yi Wang, potato physiologist, and Howard Neibling, water management engineering specialist, Kimberly R&E Center, University of Idaho When growing potatoes, water management is always important. Growers had to carefully schedule their irrigation to…
Interview with Paul Fowler
The concept is simple: Peels, stems and other non-food parts of potatoes, fruits and vegetables could be a source of valuable chemicals and extra income for the agriculture industry in Wisconsin. Such was the premise when the Wisconsin Institute for Sustainable Technology (WIST) of UW-Stevens…
