Yearly Archives: 2011
In the August 2011 Badger Common’Tater
Potato Chip Pioneer: Fred Meyer, Founder of Red Dot Foods Fred Meyer was in the chips—potato chips, that is. Back in 1931, he began selling potato chips out of the back seat of his car to put himself through college. By the early 1950s, he…
Interview with Alex Crockford
Alex Crockford is the Langlade County Agricultural Extension Agent in charge of managing the potato research station based in Antigo, where 36 acres of oats, clover, field corn and potatoes are grown. The research program includes sevent to nine potato projects annually. Read more of…
August 2011 What’s Cookin’
Check out these summer favorites in the August 2011 What’s Cookin’ feature.
Interview with Ralph Frederick
In July 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) started the process to set new use requirements for soil fumigants to minimize inhalation risks and other risks posed to persons using the products and to persons near to the application sites. Some of the new…
July 2011 What’s Cookin’
For a new twist on potato salad, check out these three unique potato salad recipes featured in the July 2011 What’s Cookin’ column.
In the July 2011 Common’Tater
We Don’t Need No Stinking Bugs! By Dr. Russ Groves, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology With more than 150 different products, the value of Wisconsin’s agricultural specialty crop production is around $6.4 billion and generates nearly 35,000 jobs annually. To protect this valuable industry, the Wisconsin…
In the June 2011 Badger Common’Tater
A REvolution in Clod Separators Prairie Star Ranch Has Great Success with Scotts Evolution Separator According to Terry Wolosek, Co-Owner of Prairie Star Ranch potato farm in Plover, Wisconsin, “Our bruise free pays our bills.” So when Wolosek dug potatoes on vastly different soil types…
June 2011 What’s Cookin’
Try these contest-winning recipes from our June 2011 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Josh Mattek
J.W. Mattek & Sons, Inc. is a fifth generation family farm that prides itself on growing clean, quality seed potatoes for its customers. The Matteks have a strong customer base with friendships formed over many years. Read more of our June 2011 interview with Josh…
In the May 2011 Badger Common’Tater
Sweet Corn Studies Researchers collect two years of data on sweet corn response to six different nitrogen fertilizer application rates on Wisconsin’s Central Sands. For the full story, see the May 2011 issue of The Badger Common’Tater. Packing Potato Meals to Prevent Starvation Wisconsin potato…
