Yearly Archives: 2012
Interview with John Bobek
Trembling Prairie Farms is a unique potato and vegetable operation, with farms in Wisconsin and Montana. John and Connie Bobek are natives of Indiana. John came to Wisconsin in 1989 with the intention of growing mint crops. After raising mint for one year, the Bobeks…
In the November 2012 Common’Tater
CETS Uses Cutting-Edge Technology to Produce Early Generation, Clean Seed Potatoes AstroTubers™ have the lowest pathogen level of any comparable seed potato and can be multiplied at a much faster rate Ask any potato grower what the most important aspect of his operation is, and…
In the October 2012 Badger Common’Tater
Coloma Farms Adds New Packing Facility In an effort to keep up with increasing demands for food safety and product traceability, Coloma Farms, a 2600-acre potato and vegetable operation in Central Wisconsin recently added a new packing shed to its operation. The 100-foot by 150-foot…
October 2012 What’s Cookin’
As the warm weather turns colder this fall, warm up with these hearty potato dishes featured in the October 2012 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Richard and Roderick Gumz
Brothers Richard and Roderick Gumz formed Gumz Muck Farms, LLC in 1994. They grow, store and pack red potatoes and yellow globe onions for retail. The farm also raises carrots for processing (slicing and dicing), field corn, soybeans and over 1,000 acres of mint (primarily…
In the September 2012 Badger Common’Tater
The Badger Beat By Dr. A.J. Bussan, UW-Madison Department of Horticulture Five Years of Potato Storage Research: What Have We Learned? Every day that I walk into the office I see the list of contributors to the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Storage Research Facility. The…
September 2012 What’s Cookin’
Amazing appetizers are featured in the September 2012 What’s Cookin’.
In the August 2012 Badger Common’Tater
Potato Breeding Station Tour July 13, 2012 Rhinelander Agricultural Research Station, Rhinelander, WI The Rhinelander Agricultural Research Station (RARS) has been a home for University of Wisconsin potato breeding research for over 60 years. Located in Oneida County on loamy sand soil, the station is…
Interview with Matt Repking
The Hancock Agricultural Research Station is a 412-acre vegetable crop research farm located in the Central Sands area of Wisconsin. Field trials at the station are related to potatoes, field corn, sweed corn, soybeans, snap beans, carrots, cucumbers and switchgrass. The station is also home…
What’s Cookin’
Try one of these great summer potato recipes from the August 2012 What’s Cookin’ feature.
