Badger Beat

Irrigation Pivot

Wisconsin Potato Growers Lead Way with Water Stewards Program By Jed Colquhoun, Professor Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison In about 6th grade or so I remember preparing for a particularly challenging test and my father’s lasting advice: “Prepare the best that you can, always put your best foot forward and don’t worry about what […]

Interview with Wes Meddaugh

Wes Meddaugh

Wes Meddaugh, Heartland Farms Newest WPVGA Board Member By Joe Kertzman, Managing Editor Those in the potato industry know that multi-generational farms are the norm, not the exception, and few know it better than Heartland Farms, Inc., a fifth-generation irrigated potato and vegetable farm operating in five counties of Wisconsin. The original farm was settled […]

Ali’s Kitchen

Potato and Caramelized Onion Pizza Column & Photos by Ali Carter, WPVGA Auxiliary Member I’ve had a vague inkling for the last few weeks about what I would like to do for this month’s Common’Tater recipe. I knew that I wanted to use potatoes on a crust of some kind … a tart … a […]