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Yearly Archives: 2013

September 2013 What’s Cookin’

September 5th, 2013 | Filed under:

Our newest potato recipe brochure is now available! Try some of these sample recipes from the brochure which are featured in our September 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.

Interview with Blair Richardson

September 5th, 2013 | Filed under:

The United States Potato Board (USPB), the nation’s potato marketing organization and the central force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes, named produce industry veteran, Blair Richardson, as President/CEO, effective August 1, 2013. Over the past four years, Richardson served as CEO…

In the August 2013 Badger Common’Tater

August 1st, 2013 | Filed under:

Advancing the Wisconsin Idea: An Update on the Research at the Hancock and Langlade Agricultural Research Stations The Hancock and Langlade Agricultural Research Stations, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, are hard at work investigating the art and science…

August 2013 What’s Cookin’

July 29th, 2013 | Filed under:

Here is a unique spin on a classic summertime dish. Try something different with this potato salad recipe as featured in the August 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.

Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Endelman

July 29th, 2013 | Filed under:

The Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association is pleased to introduce the newest member of the University of Wisconsin’s “potato team”: Dr. Jeff Endelman has been hired as the WPVGA Professor of Plant Breeding at UW-Madison. His first day on the job was July 15.…

July 2013 What’s Cookin’

July 11th, 2013 | Filed under:

What better way to prepare potatoes during the summer than on your grill! You’re sure to love this unique, healthy grilled potato recipe as featured in our July 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.

Interview with David Lamphere

July 11th, 2013 | Filed under:

There are about 120 companies across the U.S. that are similar to AgResource Inc., a private agricultural research farm located in the small town of Arkansaw, Wisconsin. AgResource Inc. was established in late 1988 to provide location, facilities, and expertise to the agricultural industry in…

In the July 2013 Badger Common’Tater

July 11th, 2013 | Filed under:

The Badger Beat Insect Pressure: What a Difference a Year Makes By Dr. Russell L. Groves, University of Wisconsin, Department of Entomology How quickly things can change. Earlier this year (January 2013, Badger Common’Tater), I wrote about the weather of 2012 and its direct influence…

Interview with Leonard Wild

May 31st, 2013 | Filed under:

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:  Leonard Wild. The founder of Wild Seed Farms in Antigo, Leonard began farming in 1948…

June 2013 What’s Cookin’

May 31st, 2013 | Filed under:

Celebrate the arrival of summer with these delicious recipes featured in the June 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.

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