Yearly Archives: 2014
July 2014 What’s Cookin’
Summertime means potato salad season is here. Try these tasty recipes at your next picnic as featured in our July 2014 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Haven Baker
The J.R. Simplot Company is both a pioneering potato processor and food company. With over 60 years in the potato business, Simplot believes there are a number of significant areas where biotechnology can benefit many of the entities that make up the potato food chain.…
In the June 2014 Badger Common’Tater
Getting Creative with Fresh Market Potato Vine Kill By Jed Colquhoun, Professor and Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison The financial benefit of being first to the fresh potato market, particularly in highly sought after specialty varieties, is significant in most years. This market advantage, however,…
June 2014 What’s Cookin’
Kickoff the beginning of summer with these tasty potato dishes as featured in our June 2014 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Dan Kakes
Editor’s Note: This month’s interview is dedicated to David Kakes and the entire Kakes family. The WPVGA sends sincere wishes that time will ease their pain. Kakes Farms, Ltd. is a multi-generation family farm located just northeast of Antigo, Wisconsin. Including some rented land, the…
In the May 2014 Badger Common’Tater
Wisconsin Maintains Top Ranking in Snap Beans for Processing Wisconsin maintained its number one ranking in production of processing snap beans. The state processed 45 percent of the nation’s crop, with 298,570 tons in 2013. Harvested acres were down from 70,700 acres in 2012 to…
Interview with Gary Wysocki
Newly elected to the WPVGA Board of Directors in 2014 is Gary Wysocki, Partner in the Wysocki Family of Companies in Bancroft. The Wysocki Family of Companies is a Midwest-based agricultural company specializing in potatoes and vegetables. Wysocki Family of Companies consists of RPE, Paragon…
May 2014 What’s Cookin’
Ring in spring with fresh and flavorful potato recipes as featured in our May What’s Cookin’ column.
In the April 2014 Badger Common’Tater
Tomorrow’s Leaders Attend 2014 Potato Industry Leadership Institute Wisconsin Tour Kicks off Training Twenty-four potato growers and industry representatives joined together to form the 2014 class of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI), an annual program jointly administered by the National Potato Council (NPC) and…
April 2014 What’s Cookin’
Serving up another one of “Hungry Girl’s” healthy recipes featuring Wisconsin potatoes in our April 2014 What’s Cookin’ column.
