Yearly Archives: 2009
July 2009
July 2009 What’s Cookin includes recipes for Ham and Potato Salad, Chunky Potato Salad, and Warm Potato and Green Bean Salad.
June 2009 What’s Cookin
Download the June 2009 What’s Cookin for Beef and Potato Tomato Casserole, Cheeseburger and French Fry Casserole and Creamy Potato and Vegetable Casserole recipes.
Interview with Mike and Kirk Helbach
Helbach Farms has a long history in the Amherst area. Bob Helbach’s father, George, started farming in the area in the early 1930s. The farm was primarily dairy, although they grew 8-10 acres of potatoes every year and peddled them throughout central Wisconsin. Bob and…
Interview with Matt Ruark
In September of 2008, the University of Wisconsin was pleased to welcome Dr. Matt Ruark as the new Extension Soil Scientist and Assistant Professor of Nutrient Management. Dr. Ruark has already participated in many events such as the Wisconsin Crop Management Conference; the 2008 Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management Meetings; and the Northern…
May 2009 What’s Cookin
Try the Potato Squash Casserole, French Chicken and Potato Dijon or Creamy Potato Casserole showcased in the May 2009 What’s Cookin.
Interview with Kai Robertson
Exploring ways to sustainably manage the use of 55 percent of the planet’s habitable land (and about 70 percent of its freshwater) is a formidable task. As the World Wildlife Fund’s director of agriculture, Kai Robertson gladly takes it on. She spends her days with…
Interview with Brian Bushman
In Wisconsin, the name Bushman is synonymous with potatoes. In fact, 2009 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Bushman families growing potatoes, as WPVGA Hall of Famer Joseph Bushman began farming near Galloway, Wisconsin in 1909. Interview with Brian Bushman.
Interview with Pete Griffin
The Mosaic Company is the world’s leading producer of potash and phosphate crop nutrients, with annual net sales exceeding $9.8 billion (FY 2008). The company employs approximately 7,400 people worldwide and is headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota. Interview with Pete Griffin.
Interview with Charlie Higgins
The scope of Charlie Higgins’ work is no small potatoes. As the Director of Research and Development for Heartland Farms, Inc., Hancock,Wisconsin and L. Walther & Sons, Inc., Three Rivers, Michigan, Higgins is working for two farms that combined, raise nearly 27,000 acres of potatoes and vegetables. Heartland Farms raises 13,769 acres of potatoes, sweet…
Interview with John T. Schroeder
What a difference a year can make. Last year on October 11, 2007, a fire ravaged the office, warehouse and packing complex at Schroeder Brothers Farms, Inc. in Antigo, Wisconsin. The farm, which raises 2,000 acres of certified seed potatoes, had just completed harvest a matter of days before the fire broke out. So in…
