Yearly Archives: 2013
February 2013 What’s Cookin’
Celebrate Potato Lover’s Month with one of these delicious Wisconsin potato recipes as featured in the February 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Rick Murdock
Pete Clark and Rick Murdock are the co-owners of Ag Connections, a crop management software solutions company. Murdock is the manager in charge of all of the software development at Ag Connections. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Rick is the son of John Murdock, retired Soil…
In the February 2013 Badger Common’Tater
Potato Expo Sets Attendance Record A total of 1901 potato growers and industry leaders attend the premier event in the North American potato industry. For complete coverage, check out the February 2013 edition of The Badger Common’Tater. Storage Setpoints: Predicting Long-Term Potato Storage By Mary…
In the January 2013 Badger Common’Tater
The Badger Beat: 2012 – A Year for the Insects By Dr. Russell L. Groves, University of Wisconsin, Department of Entomology The power to increase in favorable conditions, inherent in all living things, could be considered a keystone of population dynamics. Insects are capable of…
January 2013 What’s Cookin’
Start the new year off right by adding more healthy Wisconsin potatoes to your diet. Try one of these three flavorful recipes as featured in the January 2013 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Steve Tatro
Tatro Irrigation and Potato (T.I.P.), Inc. is an agricultural equipment company started by Steve Tatro’s father, Bill, in 1976 in Ellis, Wisconsin. At that time the business handled only potato equipment, but in the years since then, they have diversified into irrigation equipment, custom manufacturing,…
Interview with Paul Mitchell
University of Wisconsin researchers are leading a new $2.1 million, USDA-funded project designed to help vegetable producers and processors get rewarded in the marketplace for producing their products in a sustainable manner. Scientists in five states will collaborate to create a system for reporting the…
December 2012 What’s Cookin’
Try one of these new recipes using some new Wisconsin potatoes as featured in the December 2012 What’s Cookin’ column.
In the December 2012 Common’Tater
2012 Wisconsin Potato Crop Report: High Yields, Excellent Quality The WPVGA estimates this year’s crop at approximately 63,500 acres, with an average yield of 456 cwt./acre for a crop weight total of 29,000,000 cwt. (includes storage shrink). This estimation is a result of conversations with…
November 2012 What’s Cookin’
Check out the winning recipes from our Game Day Recipe Contest, in the November What’s Cookin’ feature.
