Yearly Archives: 2013
December 2013 What’s Cookin’
Celebrate the holiday season with one of these delicious Wisconsin potato recipes as featured in our December 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Todd Baggett and Carol Golsch of RedLine Solutions
As fall turns into winter, Wisconsin potato and vegetable growers are incredibly busy getting their quality products harvested, graded, sized, packaged and shipped to customers throughout the United States. Despite all the responsibilities demanding their time and attention, this fall growers made time for one…
In the December 2013 Common’Tater
2013 Wisconsin Potato Crop Report: Average Yields, Good Quality By Duane Maatz, WPVGA Executive Director The WPVGA has estimated 2013 harvested acres at 63,000. This estimation is a result of conversations with growers and DATCP Agricultural Statistics. Total planted acres are similar to 2012 crop…
November 2013 What’s Cookin’
Make Wisconsin potatoes your comfort food of choice this fall. Warm up with one of these recipes as featured in our November 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Billie Bula
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of seed potato certification in Wisconsin. In honor of this prestigious milestone, this month’s interview is with one of Wisconsin’s pioneers in seed potato production: Long-time seed potato farmer Billie Bula of Northern Sand Farms in Mole Lake. When Polish…
In the November 2013 Badger Common’Tater
Spud Seed Centennial: Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program Celebrates 100 Years of High Quality, Reliable Seed In his address to Wisconsin growers, at the Wisconsin Potato Grower Association Convention in November of 1913, Prof. William Stuart, USDA horticulturalist, presented a talk on seed potato selection…
October 2013 What’s Cookin’
Looking for a great way to use those new, freshly dug potatoes? Celebrate the harvest season with one of these savory recipes as featured in our October 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Tim Worzella
Tim Worzella still has pay stubs dating back to 1975 when he started working on the family farm in Plover at the age of nine. As a youngster, he did a lot of work in the grading shed, packing and stacking potatoes. Over the years,…
In the October 2013 Badger Common’Tater
A Few Good Spuds: Small Packs and Specialty Potatoes Grow in Popularity Today’s consumer culture has seen a shift toward convenience and quickness. Pre-packaged foods and ready-to-eat meals have become staples of the American diet. Several Wisconsin potato packing sheds have tapped into this market…
In the September 2013 Badger Common’Tater
The Badger Beat Tips for Potato Storage in 2013 By Dr. A.J. Bussan, UW Dept. of Horticulture The storage of the 2013 potato crop poses opportunities for a number of potato growers. The current research focus within my research program has been on improving the…
