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Wisconsin Farm Technology Days July 23 – 25
There are many reasons to attend this year’s Wisconsin Farm Technology Days (FTD) hosted by Walter Grain Farms of Jefferson County, but here are 10 NEW reasons! Ag Career Day – On Tuesday, July 23 students grade 7-12 are eligible to participate in an interactive…
Wilbur-Ellis Acquires Nachurs Alpine Solutions®, Pioneer in Precision Agriculture, Leading Specialty Chemicals Manufacturer
Acquisition expands agricultural product offerings and opens door to diversified specialty chemicals markets in North America Wilbur-Ellis, a leading international marketer and distributor of agricultural products, animal nutrients, and specialty chemicals and ingredients, today announced the acquisition of Nachurs Alpine Solutions® (NAS), a specialty liquid…
Last Day for AgSource Laboratories 2019 GAP Water Sample Pick-up Route
In cooperation with the UW Hancock Agricultural Research Station and the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) office, AgSource will be picking up samples three days a week and routing them to the AgSource Laboratories facility located in Marshfield, WI. “This service is perfect…
Fred Madison Passes Away
rederick William Madison, Jr., age 82, passed away June 3, 2019 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. He was born in Milwaukee to the late Frederick W. and Geraldine (Conover) Madison, Sr. After graduating from Milwaukee Country Day School in 1955, Fred attended Harvard University,…
WPVGA and Antigo Legion Baseball Team to Honor Glen Wolter
The Antigo American Legion 19U Baseball team will recognize long-time potato grower Glen Wolter with a game in his honor on Tuesday, June 25 in Antigo. The Antigo Typhoon American Legion Post #3 will host Plover at 7 p.m. on June 25 at Kretz Park,…
Leopold Conservation Award Call for Applications
In his influential book, A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage. The development of a land ethic was, he wrote, “an evolutionary possibility and an ecological necessity.” A land ethic is alive…
Potatoes USA Seeks Director of Research
Report to: President & CEO Purpose: Provide leadership and coordination of the U.S. potato industry’s efforts to identify and communicate national and regional research priorities to targeted parties, identify and access third-party funding of these priorities through grants and other alternative sources, and interact with…
NPC Summer Meeting Registration Now Open
Join your peers in Wisconsin Dells, WI to discuss federal policy impacting potato production at the National Potato Council’s 2019 Summer Meeting. The NPC Summer Meeting is open to all growers and industry partners eager to advance the potato industry’s most pressing policy debates. Attendees…
