Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association

Badger Common’Tater November 2014 Issue

Interview with Art Seidl

Art Seidl

One of the stalwarts in the Antigo area certified seed potato industry, Seidl Farms, Inc., has a long history of potato farming. Frank Seidl grew up on his parents’ (Art and Evelyn Seidl) dairy farm in Bryant, Wisconsin which also raised about 15 acres of…

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What’s Cookin? Heavenly Mashed and Smashed Potatoes

The following recipes were submitted by contestants in the 2014 Wisconsin State Fair potato recipe contest sponsored by the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary. This year’s theme was “Heavenly Mashed and Smashed Potatoes.” These are the top three finishers.     Get the winning recipes today!

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Water for All

WPVGA Helps Sponsor Second Annual WELLers Walk to Help Build Wells in Africa In an effort to raise funds to build wells in Africa, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) helped sponsor the second annual Makah Water for All WELLers Walk on September…

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Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Crop Report: Good Yields and Quality

Alex Crockford, Program Director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Agency, provides the following comments on this year’s Wisconsin certified seed potato crop: “Another reluctant spring delayed some seed potato plantings, but overall, the bulk of Wisconsin’s 8,500 acres of seed potatoes were planted within…

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