UW – Madison has 6 Produce Safety Trainings scheduled for January and February. (These trainings meet the legal requirements for farms covered under the Produce Safety Rule.) January 14, 2020 – Black River Falls, WI January 17, 2020 – Whitewater, WI January 26, 2020 –…

Thursday, August  29, 2019 University of Wisconsin-Madison Arlington Agricultural Research Station N695 Hopkins Road Arlington, WI, 53911 9:45am Registration 10:00am – 3:00pm (lunch will be provided) RSVP by August 26 – click here. Questions can be directed to Erin Silva at [email protected] In a growing season fraught…

The WPVGA wants to remind members of one of our annual Resolutions related to potato washwater.  Please see Resolution E1 below and submit your plan to the WPVGA so we can continue to protect our exempt status. E. POTATO WASHWATER Resolution E1: WHEREAS, there is…

There will be two open seats available on the WPVGA Associate Division Board beginning in February. Board members serve a two-year term and are limited to two consecutive two-year terms. In February of 2020, current board Secretary Sally Suprise of Rural Mutual Insurance Company, Waupaca,…

AgSource NMP/GPS Manager, Chuck Bolte, consults with farmer on plan. Some farmers have developed nutrient management plans for their farms because they were forced to do so by regulators. Others have done so because they simply believe it is the right thing to do. But…

There will be two open seats available on the WPVGA Board of Directors beginning in February of 2020. Board members serve a three-year term and are limited to two consecutive three-year terms. In February of 2020, current board Treasurer Gary Wysocki of RPE, Inc., Bancroft…

Alsum-Dykstra and Lindner recognized as two of produce industry’s top young leaders               Alsum Farms & Produce is pleased to announce Wendy Alsum-Dykstra (left) and Christine Lindner (right) were named 2019 Produce Business 40-Under-Forty award winners. (Courtesy of Alsum…

Andrew H. Selenske, age 79, of Wisconsin Rapids, died Friday November 29, 2019 at the Wisconsin Rapids Care Center. A private memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nekoosa. Rev. John Swing will officiate. Burial will be at a later date…

The Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm operated by the University of Wisconsin, is located west of Rhinelander, WI, on County Highway K. This farm supplies Wisconsin growers with seed potatoes on a fee-for-service basis. The UW Seed Potato Farm is accepting applications from…