Yearly Archives: 2007
Interview with Dr. Asunta Thompson
Dr. Asunta “Susie” Thompson has been in the NDSU Department of Plant Sciences for seven years, holding the title of Assistant Professor, Potato Breeding. She previously worked for six years at Colorado State University as an Assistant Professor, Research Horticulturist, focusing on potatoes. She has…
Interview with Vic and Chris Anthony
Anthony Farms’ successful marketing techniques and its ability to put the latest technology to good use are just a couple of examples why it has been named the 2007 Grower Achievement Award winner. The award is presented annually by American Vegetable Grower magazine, and is…
Interview with Dr. Michael Lewis
There are still so many things to learn about storing potatoes.” So says Dr. Mike Lewis, owner of Agri-World Consulting, Fruitland, Idaho. Lewis has a Ph.D. in Plant Science with an emphasis in plant physiology from the University of Idaho; an MS in Horticulture with…
Interview with Dr. Birl Lowery
Dr. Birl Lowery has been in the Department of Soil Science at UW-Madison since 1980. His appointment is 50% teaching and 50% research. His areas of interest are soil physics, soil and water management and conservation. He served as the Chair of the Department for…
Interview with Bobby Woyak
Winning the McCain Foods Plover Factory’s Top Bruise Free Award in the field direct (incontracts) category for the second consecutive year was Woyak Farms, Inc. of Bancroft. The award presented in March 2007 was for crop year 2005. Woyak Farms also won McCain Bruise Free…
Interview with Dr. Walt Stevenson
Dr. Walter R. Stevenson is a man who needs no introduction. His work in the potato and vegetable industry over the past 35 years has been world-class. He has helped countless growers raise better crops, and has saved the industry untold millions of dollars by…
Interview with Dr. Russell Groves
One of the newest members of the University of Wisconsin “Potato and Vegetable Team” is Dr. Russell L. Groves. Groves was appointed in the Department of Entomology at UW-Madison as an Assistant Professor and Vegetable Entomology Extension Specialist with responsibilities for insect pest management in…
Interview with Larry Alsum
Larry Alsum of Alsum Produce, Friesland, Wisconsin, was elected Chairman of the United States Potato Board (USPB) on March 16, 2007 at the organization’s Annual Meeting in Broomfield, Colorado. The potato grower/shipper expressed his appreciation for his fellow board members’ confidence and support in electing…
Interview with Chris Malek
When it comes to potatoes, Chris Malek has been around the block, so to speak. He grew up on his family’s potato and vegetable farm in Rosholt, worked for some of the largest potato farms in the state, and is currently employed as an Agronomy…
Interview with TJ Kennedy
Strong roots. They’re important for vegetable crops and they’re important for people, too. Current WPVGA President T.J. Kennedy definitely has strong roots in the potato industry. Kennedy was raised in Antigo, Wisconsin, and worked eight years for Andy Merry with Crop Care of Langlade County,…
