January 2022 Badger Common'Tater

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THE VOICE OF WISCONSIN'S POTATO & VEGETABLE INDUSTRY

WPVGA INDUSTRY SHOW PREVIEW & TRUCKS ISSUE

MEET UP WITH ALL OF AG: The 2022 Grower Education Conference & Industry Show THE FUTURE OF Food is Wild! and …

INTERVIEW:

ALEX OKRAY Okray Family Farms

THE FUTURE OF CROP Protection is Hybrid POTATO NUTRIENTS HELP Reduce Sodium Retention Fresh red potatoes are sorted and graded at the Okray Family Farms packing shed in Plover, Wisconsin.

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On the Cover: The bright red potatoes being sorted and graded in the packing shed at Okray Family Farms in Plover, Wisconsin, nearly jump off the cover at readers. The multi-generational grower, packer and shipper of potatoes and other produce includes Jim Okray, president of the company, and his son, Alex, chief financial officer and this issue’s interviewee.

8 BADGER COMMON’TATER INTERVIEW: As chief financial officer of Okray Family Farms, Alex Okray, standing in front of a pile of Goldrush potatoes, not only keeps track of the operation’s financial records, but also handles the company insurance and helps employees with any issues they have. “Of course, being a family member, I try to get involved in everything that’s going on. Anyone who works for their family business needs to know how the whole operation works,” he says.

DEPARTMENTS: ALI’S KITCHEN.................... 69 AUXILIARY NEWS............... 66 BADGER BEAT.................... 30

16 THE FUTURE OF FOOD: WILD CROP RELATIVES

CIP-Matilde potato variety is bred to resist late blight

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FEATURE ARTICLES: 20 INCLUDING BAKED/BOILED potatoes in a typical diet can reduce sodium retention

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40 SLATE OF SPEAKERS SET for 2022 Grower Education Conference & Industry Show

POTATOES USA NEWS........ 68

62 HYBRID PESTICIDE SOLUTIONS combine biological and chemical active ingredients

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WPVGA Board of Directors: President: Bill Guenthner Vice President: Alex Okray Secretary: Wes Meddaugh Treasurer: Mike Carter Directors: John Bustamante, Wendy Dykstra, Randy Fleishauer, Charlie Mattek & J.D. Schroeder Wisconsin Potato Industry Board: President: Heidi Alsum-Randall Vice President: Andy Diercks Secretary: Bill Wysocki Treasurer: Keith Wolter Directors: John Bobek, Cliff Gagas, Jim Okray, Eric Schroeder & Tom Wild WPVGA Associate Division Board of Directors: President: Chris Brooks Vice President: Julie Cartwright

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Secretary: Sally Suprise Treasurer: Rich Wilcox Directors: Paul Salm, Matt Selenske, Andy Verhasselt & Justin Yach Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association Board of Directors: President: J.D. Schroeder Vice President: Roy Gallenberg Secretary/Treasurer: Charlie Husnick Directors: Matt Mattek & Jeff Suchon Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary Board of Directors: President: Devin Zarda Vice President: Datonn Hanke Secretary/Treasurer: Heidi Schleicher Directors: Jody Baginski, Brittany Bula, Marie Reid & Becky Wysocki

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Planting Ideas And the future is …

a good question, right? Two informative articles were submitted for publication concerning that very question, with both features making it into this issue.

According to Crop Trust, www.croptrust.org, whose motto is “Securing our Food, Forever,” the future of food, and specifically potatoes, is wild.

Noting that many farmers across the world cannot afford to control late blight in potato using traditional agrochemicals, and with Peruvian growers (several of whom are pictured above) recently discovering and dealing with the devastating disease in their fields, the International Potato Center (CIP) has been using wild crop relatives to develop a late blight-resistant potato. In fact, the CIP is preparing to release a potato variety, named CIP-Matilde, with complete resistance to late blight.

CIP-Matilde is the product of a breeding effort that crossed wild tubers with cultivated ones to produce commercially viable potatoes able to withstand late blight, thus, “The Future of Food is Wild.” The article delves into more specifics that you can read about herein.

The second feature uses the premise that the “Future of Crop Protection is Hybrid,” with “hybrid” defined as a combination of biological and chemical active ingredients. Written by Professor Moshe Reuveni, chief scientist for STK Bio-Ag Technologies, the article outlines how recent trial results demonstrate that Regev™ hybrid fungicide delivers control of early blight in potatoes. Uniting botanical and conventional chemistries, it provides growers with multiple modes of action. Read the article inside.

An interesting side note is a story written by Rhonda Brooks for The Scoop, www.thedailyscoop.com, titled “Bridge Builders,” which asks the question, “Do input shortages open the gate for biological products?”

In the face of shortages and escalating costs for traditional inputs, 2022 could be the year more farmers turn to biological products to bridge potential gaps. So, maybe the future of crop protection really is hybrid, or biological.

Topics such as these and many more will be discussed at the 2022 Grower Education Conference & Industry Show, February 8-10, in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. See the preview article and complete schedule in this issue.

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Interview

ALEX OKRAY, chief financial officer,

Okray Family Farms

By Joe Kertzman, managing editor, Badger Common’Tater

NAME: Alex Okray TITLE: CFO (Chief Financial Officer) COMPANY: Okray Family Farms LOCATION: Plover, WI HOMETOWN: Stevens Point, WI TIME IN PRESENT POSITION: 5 years PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT: First job out of school SCHOOLING: Stevens Point Area Senior High School graduate and bachelor’s degree in business from St. Norbert College ACTIVITIES/ORGANIZATIONS: Portage County United Way Board and Executive Committee member, and currently serving as vice president of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Board, as well as being a part of the WPVGA Water Task Force, and Grower Education and Vegetable committees AWARDS/HONORS: WPVGA 2021 Young Grower of the Year FAMILY: Wife, Anna HOBBY: Golf 8

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The history of Okray Family Farms parallels that of potato and vegetable growing in Central Wisconsin. In many aspects, the family farming operation has led the way.

At 115 years young, the multigenerational grower, packer and shipper of potatoes and other fresh produce remains locally owned and calls Plover, Wisconsin, home.

Okray Family Farms was founded in 1905 by Joseph Okray Sr. as the “Joseph Okray and Bros. Company,” which started out as a small trading business in downtown Stevens Point.

By 1918, with the acquisition of some land, Okray Produce Company was formed. Resilient even during the Great Depression, the company continued buying land and adding to their acreage.

As is the history of vegetable growing in Wisconsin, the development of commercial fertilizer and reverse hydraulic irrigation after World

War II gave local farmers, including the Okray family, the ability to efficiently water their crops and substantially increase potato yields.

Today, Okray Family Farms produces over 1,800 acres of potatoes and 5,900 acres of sweet corn, green beans, peas, soy and maize annually, and it remains a family affair.

With Jim Okray at the helm as president of the operation, his son, Alex, is the chief financial officer and this issue’s interviewee.

Alex is also the current vice president of the WPVGA Board, having been Above: A grower, packer and shipper of potatoes and other fresh produce, Okray Family Farms has a long and proud history in Central Wisconsin that spans multiple generations.

elected to the Board in 2019 after Mark Finnessy, vice president of Okray Family Farms, had completed his term.

currently trying to fill those shoes, working with my father, Jim.

With a history going back to 1905, Alex, what generation of potato growers and packers do you represent? I am the fourth generation to work for Okray Family Farms. The operation began with Joseph Okray, and his brother, Al, joined the company a few years later.

It must make you proud to know your family’s history. What most impresses you about the heritage and operation as it has evolved? The fact that the company has made it to the fourth generation is something I’m very proud of. There have been a lot of Okrays through the years that have helped shape the company into what it currently is.

Al Okray Sr. was my greatgrandfather. Al’s son, Al Okray Jr., was my grandfather, who also worked on the farm for most of his life. I am

I think it is impressive that so many family members across different generations have been able to come together and work towards making

Above: This issue’s interviewee, Alex Okray, stands in front of a farm mural depicting several generations of his family.

Specifically, Alex is shown directly in front of an image of his grandfather, Al Okray Jr., and the resemblance is uncanny. continued on pg. 10

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our company the success it is today.

I decided to join the family business after I graduated because agriculture is a strong field to work in, and because I had a rare opportunity to work for a business my family owns.

With Okray Family Farms growing 1,800 acres of potatoes and 5,900 acres of vegetables annually, is it mostly for the fresh market? Yes, the

Harvest is always a stressful and busy but rewarding time for Okray Family Farms, which raises 1,800 acres of potatoes and 5,900 acres of vegetables annually.

majority of our sales are for the fresh market.

Who are your primary customers?

Our main customers are brokers located across the country who help get our product into grocery stores.

You have a sorting, grading and

packing operation. Do you also ship potatoes and vegetables? Most of our shipping is handled by our customers. We do have a shipping manager who is able to find/hire trucks when we need to, but we don’t have our own shipping line. continued on pg. 12

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Are the bulk of the potato and vegetable acres in the Plover area, or how far does the acreage extend?

The majority of our acres are located between Plover and Wisconsin Rapids. We also own a small number of acres in Juneau County.

You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration, and you’re in charge of company financials and human resources. What are your main duties or charges? Day to day, I’m basically looking at money going in and going out of the company. I keep track of our company’s financial records to make sure we’re on pace with our budgets, yearly projections, etc.

I also handle the company insurance and help our employees with any issues they may have.

Of course, being a family member, I try to get involved in everything that’s going on. Anyone who works for their family business needs to know how

the whole operation works.

You had mentioned to me once that your mom and dad didn’t push you into the family farming operation, but that you knew what a privilege it was. Does that remain true today?

I’m 28, and I’ve been working here for about six years now. Yes, my parents

John Okray

Above: Alex Okray (left), chief financial officer of Okray Family Farms, is proud of his family heritage and privileged to work with his father, Jim Okray (right), president of the operation.

never pushed me into the business, but they helped me understand what a rare and wonderful opportunity it is.

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Alois Okray Sr Ed Okray

Joseph Okray Sr.

Al Okray Jr., Alex Okray, Jim Okray

Okray Family Farms was founded, in 1905, by Joseph Okray Sr., with his brother, Alois Okray Sr., joining the company a few years later. The farming operation spans generations, including John Okray, Al Okray Jr., Joe Okray Jr., Ed Okray, Mike Finnessy, and many more, such as the recently retired Dick and Chris Okray, and the current vice president of Okray Family Farms, Mark Finnessy. This issue’s interviewee, Alex Okray, is shown as a young boy, at center in the color photo, with his grandpa, Al Okray Jr. (left), and father, Jim Okray (right).

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There’s nothing more beautiful for a producer like Okray Family Farms than a bountiful field of healthy potatoes.

Now that I’ve been here for a few years, I have an even greater understanding of how lucky I am to have this opportunity.

What makes you most proud about growing potatoes and vegetables in Plover, Wisconsin? I enjoy knowing that the work we do helps put food on the table for families across the country. I also like the fact that our company provides working opportunities for so many wonderful people in our community.

How are you involved in the community as it relates to Okray Family Farms or outside of your duties with the farm? I am currently on the Board of Directors for the WPVGA and United Way of Portage County. Being on the WPVGA Board allows me to understand and help

“I like the fact that our company provides working opportunities for so many wonderful people in our community.”

with issues our whole state is facing.

Working for United Way helps me understand the issues my community is facing, and what we can do to help solve those problems.

With Okray Family Farms being a Healthy Grown grower, what does the operation do to conserve

– Alex Okray

land, prairies and pivot corners, and in respect to sustainability?

Sustainability is a large focus of our work. We are always planting cover crops and wind breaks, and rotating crops to help maintain our fields and the soil we use. continued on pg. 14

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We also own a lot of land that is not used for farming. The Plover Buena Vista Creek runs through our property, and we’ve done controlled burns in those areas.

Our farm manager, Rich Rashke, serves on the Portage County Drainage District to help solve

water issues in the area. We are also a member of the Quality Deer Management Association.

What’s one thing you’d want people in the Plover community to know about Okray Family Farms and your commitment to the area? The main message I’d want to convey is that

Above: Grading, sizing and sorting potatoes is all part of the operation at Okray Family Farms in Plover, Wisconsin. Potatoes USA President Blair Richardson observes from behind (third from right in the second image).

we are committed to producing crops while maintaining the land and resources we use to grow them.

We are always balancing those two mindsets, and we understand that, as stewards of the land, we have a responsibility to take great care of it.

With the recent retirements of your uncles, Dick and Chris Okray, was it difficult to replace them or at least have people filling in for some of the things they did on a daily basis? Dick and Chris were valuable members of our company, and still serve as great sounding boards for any issues we face.

They did a wonderful job passing down their knowledge, and I think our management has done an equally great job of filling their shoes after each of them retired.

With sustainability being a focus of Okray Family Farms, including cover crops, wind breaks, crop rotation and maintaining fields and soils, the operation also owns land that is not used for farming.

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You are vice president of the WPVGA Board of Directors. That’s quite impressive at your age. Why is it

important for you to not only be involved, but also hold leadership responsibilities within the WPVGA and potato industry at large?

There are many great leaders in our industry, and I’m very humbled to have been chosen for the vice president position on the Board.

I feel it’s important to understand the many issues our industry is going through, as well as bring up any that our company itself may be facing. In terms of my leadership role, I’m just trying to learn everything I can from the wonderful people I get to work with.

What are your aspirations in the potato industry, Alex, or with respect to Okray Family Farms?

My main goals are to continue the great work my family has done and integrate new farming technology to help our company be more efficient and profitable.

I also want our company to always be on the forefront of environmental restoration and make sure we continue to be responsible farmers.

Cousins in arms, Mark Finnessy (left) is vice president of Okray Family Farms, and Alex Okray (right) is the chief financial officer.

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The Future of Food is Wild The International Potato Center uses wild crop relatives to develop a late blight-resistant potato variety Article courtesy of Crop Trust and www.croptrust.org, “Securing our Food, Forever”

Potatoes are grown all around the world, and almost everywhere, they are threatened by late blight, a wind-borne disease that can destroy a field of plants in a matter of weeks.

Though this disease is widely controlled with agrochemicals, millions of farmers are unable to afford or apply them as often as needed, resulting in about $14 billion in crop losses annually, primarily in developing countries.

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International Potato Center (CIP, founded in 1971 as a research-fordevelopment organization focusing on potato) prepares to release a potato variety with almost complete resistance.

This new potato, called CIP-Matilde, is the product of a breeding effort that crossed wild potatoes with cultivated ones to produce commercially viable

Above: In 2017, the Crop Trust traveled to Cusco, Peru, to visit the Parque de la Papa (Potato Park) in the center of where the potato originated. Image courtesy of Crop Trust

potatoes able to withstand late blight.

It is a result of a long-term effort to preserve, study and use the potato’s wild relatives in breeding supported by the Crop Trust through its Crop Wild Relatives Project, a global initiative to adapt agriculture to climate change.

The project makes all its products available to others under the rules of the Plant Treaty, an international agreement to foster the conservation and sustainable use of crop diversity.

PROJECT MILESTONE “The release of this variety is an important milestone for the project,” says scientist Benjamin Kilian,

Left: International Potato Center (CIP) technicians harvest Matilde tubers in field trials. Image courtesy of CIP Right: Farmer Mariluz Cárdenas holds CIPMatilde tubers. Image courtesy of CIP/J. Huanai

manager of the Crop Wild Relatives Project. “I hope it will be one for many farmers as well.”

damage in high altitude areas of the Andes that were once free of the disease.

It was clear to researchers at CIP that farmers needed a solution to late blight when they found potato field

In mountain areas where humid conditions facilitate late blight’s spread, potato farmers need to

apply fungicides four-to-six times per month or risk losing their crops. Scientists predict that risk will increase as climate change transforms weather conditions. continued on pg. 18

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“Late blight can destroy everything. It can leave you without enough to eat, to sell, not even enough to use for seed,” says farmer Rolando Papuico, who grows potatoes near the Andean city of Huancayo, Peru.

The new variety, CIP-Matilde, was named after scientist Matilde Orrillo, who pioneered CIP’s use of wild species in potato breeding in the 1980’s.

In field evaluations at 10 locations, CIP-Matilde’s yields were comparable to those of Peru’s most popular potato variety, Yungay. However, whereas regular fungicide applications were needed to prevent late blight from devastating the Yungay fields, CIP-Matilde grew well without any fungicides.

COST OF FUNGICIDE “Late blight is a big problem in my area. Farmers who have the money apply a lot of fungicide, but those of us who have to do without them, maybe we don’t harvest anything,” says Mariluz Cárdenas, a farmer who also lives near Huancayo.

“I would recommend Matilde to other farmers because it is resistant to late blight, so it costs less to grow,” she adds.

Liberating Peruvian potato farmers from the cost and risks of applying fungicides, CIP-Matilde is an example of the potential of using crop wild

Left: CIP-Matilde tubers grew well without any fungicides. Image courtesy of CIP Right: Women farmers are pictured in a highland Peruvian potato field. Image courtesy of CIP/David Duddenhoefer

relatives for breeding climate-smart varieties, an approach that could boost food production and farmer resilience.

As climate change increases the risk of crop diseases, farmers need more robust crop varieties, Kilian notes.

The hardy wild cousins of cultivated crops can come in handy for this.

Crop wild relatives have evolved to withstand harsh conditions like extreme heat and drought through a process called pre-breeding, in which scientists can transfer these useful traits into cultivated varieties.

It’s a laborious process, but the results are worth it.

“One of the reasons this initiative has been so successful is because CIP involved farmers in the process early on,” says Kilian.

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COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL Because most of the results of crosses between cultivated potatoes and their wild relatives lack characteristics that farmers and consumers want, years of field and

laboratory evaluation were needed to weed out the deficient ones and select the few with commercial potential.

CIP partnered with the Peruvian nonprofit Grupo Yanapai and more than 40 men and women farmers in two regions of Peru’s Central Andes.

A “participatory varietal selection” process resulted in a shortlist of five potential varieties, from which the farmers selected CIP-Matilde.

“Late blight can destroy everything. It can leave you without enough to eat, to sell, not even enough to use for seed.”

– Farmer Rolando Papuico, who grows potatoes near the Andean city of Huancayo, Peru

CIP potato breeder Thiago Mendes explains that CIP-Matilde is especially appropriate for growing conditions and consumer preferences in Peru’s Central Andes, where it will be promoted in the coming years.

toward the release of CIP-Matilde, CIP shared late blight-resistant potatoes with national partners in several African countries for use in the development of their own new varieties.

“Late blight is a major concern for potato farmers in many countries, so getting this resistance into breeding pipelines for the development of more resistant varieties is extremely important,” he states.

However, he adds, this and other shortlisted candidates could also be used as parents by breeding programs in other countries for the development of locally adapted, late blight-resistant varieties.

“Those potential breeding parents are conserved in the CIP genebank, which can share them with a potato breeding program in any country under the Plant Treaty for use in developing late blight-resistant varieties,” Mendes says.

This work was supported by the Government of Norway through the “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Collecting, Protecting and Preparing Crop Wild Relatives” initiative, managed by the Crop Diversity.

He explains that, while working

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Potato Nutrients Can Help Reduce Sodium Retention Study finds those with high cardiometabolic risk may benefit from adding potassium via potatoes

Above: Baked/boiled potato consumption had the greatest benefit on reducing sodium retention, even more than the potassium supplement, and resulted in a greater reduction in systolic blood pressure compared to the control diet.

Provided by the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) via a peerreviewed article in EurekAlert! sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

and other cardiovascular disease risk factors.

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The increased dietary potassium from a supplement or whole food source was compared to a typical American control diet (low potassium intake) among 30 pre-hypertensive to hypertensive men and women.

Results showed that including baked/ boiled potato consumption as part of a typical American diet had the greatest benefit on reducing sodium retention, even more than the supplement, and resulted in a greater systolic blood pressure reduction compared to the control diet.

Further, despite commonly held misbeliefs about French fries and their role in heart-healthy lifestyles, the authors observed that a 330-calorie serving of baked French fries, when eaten as part of a typical American diet, had no adverse effect on blood pressure or blood vessel function.

“While significant emphasis is often placed on reducing dietary sodium intakes to better control blood pressure and cardiovascular disease

risk, that’s only half of the story,” says Connie Weaver, Ph.D., the primary investigator.

other metabolic health outcomes, including decreased blood pressure in those with hypertension.

“Potassium plays just as an important role,” Weaver stresses, “and perhaps the ratio of potassium to sodium is most important in the context of the entire food matrix, as the potato meal resulted in a greater reduction of sodium retention than the potassium supplement alone.”

Overall, potatoes and French fries represent about 7 percent and Right: Potatoes comprise roughly 20 percent of vegetable intake in the American diet and help fill several nutrient gaps, including dietary fiber and potassium.

continued on pg. 22

Evidence regarding the effect of increased dietary potassium on blood pressure from clinical trials is extremely limited, and this is one of the first known controlled feeding interventions investigating dietary potassium as the primary variable of interest.

“It’s important to conduct clinical trials that follow observational research to establish a causal link between diet and health,” Weaver notes.

NULL EFFECT “For example, in this clinical study,” she continues, “baked French fries had a null effect on blood pressure, which counters observational findings, at least in the short term.”

“The new findings help prioritize the importance of focusing on a total diet approach for maintaining health versus one that overemphasizes avoidance of any single food or food group,” she concludes.

Potatoes comprise roughly 20 percent of vegetable intake in the American diet and help fill several nutrient gaps, including dietary fiber and potassium.

Eating just one medium potato meets approximately 10 percent of an adult’s daily potassium needs.

According to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, potassium is an essential nutrient of concern, indicating most Americans aren’t consuming enough.

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Potato Nutrients Can Help Reduce Sodium Retention… continued from pg. 21

3 percent of potassium intake, respectively, in the United States.

“Considering Americans fall significantly short in meeting daily potassium intakes, these findings show the importance of promoting, not restricting, whole food goodto-excellent sources of potassium in Americans’ diets, like potatoes,” Weaver says.

Study participants were randomly assigned to one of four 16-day dietary potassium interventions: • Control diet, including 2,300 milligrams (mg.) potassium/ day (reflective of typical intake, considered to be “low potassium”)

Despite commonly held misbeliefs about French fries and their role in heart-healthy lifestyles, the authors observed that a 330-calorie serving of baked French fries, when eaten as part of a typical American diet, had no adverse effect on blood pressure or blood vessel function.

• Control diet + 1,000 mg. of potassium from potatoes (baked, boiled or pan-heated with no additional fat)

• Control diet + 1,000 mg. from a potassium-gluconate supplement

• Control diet + 1,000 mg. from baked

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and participants also collected daily urine/stool samples to assess potassium and sodium excretion and retention.

The strengths of the study include a highly controlled diet, cross-over design and excellent compliance.

However, the researchers note a few limitations as well, including the study’s relatively small sample size, poor retention in study participation and relatively short study duration.

“Through our carefully controlled balance study, we could determine the mechanism by which potatoes reduced blood pressure.”

– Connie Weaver, Ph.D.

“All clinical studies are faced with limitations, however, despite those found in this study, the rigor of the study design is strong and unlike any other studies that have investigated the effect of a whole food and potassium on high blood pressure,” Weaver notes.

reduced blood pressure,” she says.

REDUCED BLOOD PRESSURE “Through our carefully controlled balance study, we could determine the mechanism by which potatoes

The research manuscript, “Shortterm randomized controlled trial of increased dietary potassium from potato or potassium gluconate: effect

“Overall, we concluded that boiled or baked potatoes can help reduce systolic blood pressure, and baked French fries have no adverse effects on blood pressure and can be included as part of an overall healthy diet.”

on blood pressure, microcirculation, and potassium and sodium retention in pre-hypertensive-to-hypertensive adults,” is published in Nutrients.

To review the study, visit https://doi. org/10.3390/nu13051610.

Authors include Michael Stone, Berdine Martin and Connie Weaver of Purdue University. Funding was provided by the Alliance for Potato Research and Education.

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Now News Videos Highlight Little Plover River Partnership

Watershed enhancement project success story told through seven different lenses The Village of Plover has released a new suite of videos that shares the story of the Little Plover River Watershed Enhancement Project (LPRWEP), a multi-party collaboration convened by the Village to improve the health of the Little Plover River and the quality of life of the surrounding community.

“We’re so pleased to share these stories about this tremendous collaboration,” says Dan Mahoney, Village of Plover administrator. “I can’t say enough about our partners

and the value that they bring because of their specific expertise—it’s been invaluable to us.”

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• E xploring and Promoting Successful Collaborative Approaches shows how conservation organizations connect the project to people, policies and best practices.

• L earning Through Management highlights the many contributions of the University of WisconsinStevens Point faculty and how the project helps them train the next generation of resource professionals.

•W ater Influences Everything features how hydrologists and engineers use data to inform decision-making.

• F armers Caring for Land and Water explains how and why local producers support a watershed approach.

•M any Hands Make Light Work celebrates the voluntary hands-on restoration work of students and local organizations.

Wisconsin Wetlands Association (WWA) oversaw the video production process on behalf of the project team. Financial assistance for the videos was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association.

“Telling the story of this project through seven different lenses helps illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the work and what brought people

to the table,” says WWA Executive Director Tracy Hames.

“It also highlights how everyone from the subject matter expert to the concerned citizen has a role to play in supporting the planning and implementation of river, wetland and watershed restoration work,” Hames remarks.

To date, partners have planned and implemented a combination of water conservation and river and wetland

restoration projects to reduce water use, increase flow, improve surface and groundwater connections, and improve and expand fish and wildlife habitat and public recreation opportunities.

To watch the videos, visit https://wi-plover. civicplus.com/328/LittlePlover-River-WatershedEnhancemen/ continued on pg. 26

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Surveys Gauge Level of Inflation Growers Expect

WPVGA and Michigan Potato Industry Commission inquire about input cost trends Following the lead of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA), the Michigan Potato Industry Commission and state managers from several other states sent out a survey to potato growers in September 2021 to garner a sense of the level of inflation growers are expecting in the industry’s major cost-of-production categories.

The survey received 25 responses from growers across five states (WI, MI, PA, ME and ND) and offers insights into input cost trends.

At right is a graph showing the amount of cost increase growers expected to have via each input included in the survey.

Grower apprehension on the cost and availability of fertilizer exceeds the 60 percent mark and is followed by chemical costs at an expected 37 percent increase.

As an industry professional, your eyebrows should be furrowed.

Just how realistic are the grower projections to actual market fluctuations? Let’s take a closer look.

THE PERFECT STORM? Ag news sources have been bountiful the past few months with articles explaining the “black swan” events

that have fertilizer prices running hot availability WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? the 60 percent mark Grower apprehension on the cost and of fertilizer exceeds (if you can get a price at all) (https:// There is still time to determine what costs at an expected 37 percent increase. www.Agweb.com). crops will go into the ground in the spring. that said,Just determining As an industry professional, your eyebrows shouldWith be furrowed. how realistic are the Impacts of Hurricane Ida, issues in market fluctuations?

Let’s take a closer look.

Europe and China and China’s ban on price expectations for the 2022 crop phosphate exports have left a hole in can help determine which crops will THEfertilizer PERFECTsupply STORM? be most profitable. the chain.

Ag news sources have been bountiful the past few months with articles explaining the “bla line: wait to order your With all these fertilizer pricesone-off runningevents, hot (if you can getBottom a price at all)Don’t (https://www.Agweb.com). inputs. Even with significant planning, it is difficult to point the price raising finger at any one culprit. chain disruptions Impacts of Hurricane Ida, issues in Europe supply and China and China’s bancan oncontinue phosphate export Natural gas is a key component to to add delays and access to critical fertilizer supply chain. making nitrogen-based fertilizers. inputs.

Skyrocketing natural gas costs have With all these one-off events, it is difficult Shipping to point the raising finger at any one culpr andprice transportation issues led to correlated increases in nitrogenfertilizers. Skyrocketing component to making nitrogen-based natural gas costs have led to continue to put increased pressure prices. nitrogen prices. on cost of production and will be a topic of contention when contracts WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? are signed.

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Tasteful Selections Named Fastest-Growing Company The “Inc. 5000” is an annual list of America’s fastest-growing private companies Inc. Magazine revealed that Tasteful Selections® ranked No. 3,644 on its annual Inc. 5000 list—the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies— with three-year revenue growth of 93 percent.

The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s number one dynamic segment—its independent small businesses.

Intuit, Zappos, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.

“We couldn’t be more excited to be featured once again on this year’s Inc. 5000 list,” Bob Bender, president of Tasteful Selections, says.

“The growth our company has seen in the last few years can easily be traced back to the wonderful employees that make up the Tasteful

Selections team,” Bender adds. “We are eager to keep growing the team and our organization in the years to come.”

18,000 ACRES Tasteful Selections began as a company growing 1,200 acres. Over the last 11 years, Tasteful Selections has grown to an operation that plants and harvests nearly 18,000 acres of bite-size potatoes year-round.

“The 2021 Inc. 5000 list feels like one of the most important rosters of

companies ever compiled,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Building one of the fastest-growing companies in America in any year is a remarkable achievement. Building one in the crisis we’ve lived through is just plain amazing,” Omelianuk states. “This kind of accomplishment comes with hard work, smart pivots, great leadership and the help of a whole lot of people.”

Not only have the companies on the 2021 Inc. 5000 been very competitive within their markets, but the year’s list also proved especially resilient and flexible given 2020’s unprecedented challenges.

Among the 5,000, the average median three-year growth rate soared to 543 percent, and median revenue reached $11.1 million.

Together, those companies added more than 610,000 jobs over the past three years.

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NR 151 Rule Does Not Move Forward

Groundwater Nitrate Targeted Performance Standard stalls in legislative session The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has notified the members of the Technical Advisory Committee for the NR 151 Groundwater Nitrate Targeted Performance Standard that, “The statutory process and associated firm timelines established by the Legislature for rule-making do not allow adequate time for the department to complete this proposed rule.”

As such, the NR 151 rule revision related to the development of a targeted performance standard for the application of nitrates to agricultural land did not move forward this session.

The WPVGA has been engaged in the process since the NR 151 rulemaking was announced in

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Badger Beat Weed Management Challenges & Opportunities

By Jed Colquhoun, Daniel Heider, Rich Rittmeyer and Jordan Schuler, University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison Department of Horticulture

It seems that, in recent years, variable weather has driven

potato and vegetable weed management options and outcomes, and the 2021 season followed suit.

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herbicide in the weed germination zone where it works best.

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Above: Winter rye is shown spring-seeded between potato rows at hilling (left), in 2021, and fall-seeded where potato will be planted between the rye strips (right), in 2022. In an out-of-the-box approach, Wisconsin researchers are looking at planting potatoes into winter rye strips, where the rye roots below the potato root zone would act to capture leachable nitrogen and pesticides.

by harvest.

In 2021, water hemp continued to spread prolifically in potato production areas, including in rotational processing crops such as snap bean. Keep in mind that almost all the populations that have been tested in Wisconsin are resistant to at least one herbicide site/mode of action and oftentimes more than one, with glyphosate resistance leading the charge.

In fact, colleagues in nearby Illinois recently documented water hemp resistance to six herbicide sites of action in one plant, including metolachlor,

2,4-D and dicamba resistance.

This situation speaks to the continued and rather desperate need for integrated weed management that includes alternatives to herbicides, such as competitive varieties and planting configurations, and a strong plan across the crop rotation to vary herbicide sites and modes of action (both where the herbicide works in the plant and how it works).

PRODUCTIVE SEASON Despite weather-related challenges in 2021, it was a very productive research season, with studies on about two dozen minor crops and a great deal of work in potato on a variety of soil types.

We continue to shepherd several potential herbicides through the pesticide registration pipeline with the hope of offering a diverse portfolio of options in potato to manage against the weed resistance noted above.

In 2021, we also initiated studies to look for practical ways to reduce pesticide and nitrate groundwater contamination risk in coarse-textured soil potato production while still producing an economically viable crop.

In a real out-of-the-box approach, we’re looking at planting potatoes into winter rye strips, where the rye roots below the potato root zone would act to capture leachable nitrogen and pesticides.

In 2022, we’re also looking at ways that we might use fumigation equipment to place natural compounds that are known to capture nitrogen below the potato row, effectively creating a barrier between the potato root zone and groundwater.

We look forward to expanding on these and other studies in 2022 and are grateful for the support and input of the growers. continued on pg. 32 BC�T January 31

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Season-End Review of Potato Diseases

By Amanda J. Gevens, chair, professor and extension specialist, UW-Madison Department of Plant Pathology

Overall, in 2021 there was

with nearly all cases of late blight in tomatoes and potatoes in the United States in recent years.

Early hot and dry weather made for slow and no development of some common diseases in the potato crop.

The onset of early blight, for example, seemed to be delayed by roughly one week in much of Wisconsin. Blackleg and white mold were noted, but not widespread.

As typically seen, late blight was first identified in commercial potatoes, as the crop is intensively and carefully scouted from emergence onward, and was later identified in home garden tomatoes.

not a single disease that stood out as most problematic for Wisconsin.

Late blight was confirmed in just a single Wisconsin county (Portage), in 2021, from late July to late September. The Phytophthora infestans was characterized as US-23, consistent with the type associated

Nationally, there were relatively few confirmed cases of late blight, with just six states reporting localized or isolated incidents.

At season’s end, weather was favorable for timely harvests in most cases. High heat during the growing season, however, did impact some

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Above: Blackleg (left) and white mold were noted in Wisconsin during the 2021 growing season, but not widespread, and potato late blight (right) was confirmed in just a single county (Portage) in the state, from late July to late September.

varieties negatively. In some cases, there were physiological anomalies that negatively impacted quality, predisposing tubers to diseases such as Pythium leak and bacterial soft rot.

For more information on early blight and late blight, visit https://vegpath. plantpath.wisc.edu/resources/ early-blight/ and https://vegpath. plantpath.wisc.edu/resources/potatolate-blight/.

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An Average 2021 Growing Season

By Yi Wang, assistant professor, UW-Madison Department of Horticulture

An average growing season overall

for farmers in the Central Sands, 2021 did usher in a series of challenging weather conditions, such as frost, extreme heat, dry spells and heavy rainfall. Yet, in the end, weather was almost ideal for harvesting resilient crops in most of the state’s primary production regions.

Wisconsin harvested about 65,000 acres of potatoes in 2021, with an average yield of approximately 420 cwt. (hundredweight)/acre, a slight decrease of 5 cwt./acre compared to 2020.

The 2021 potato planting season started about 10 days to two weeks earlier than the previous couple of years. However, the month of May was unusually cool, so the earlier planting did not bring many benefits.

Instead, there was a delay in germination and emergence, and

seed tubers got off to a slow start.

Some varieties came out of the ground two to three weeks later than normal.

There was a minor frost event over Memorial Day weekend that resulted in some frost damage to the young shoots, followed by a severe heat wave in early June with two weeks of extremely high temperatures (>90 degrees Fahrenheit) and no rain.

After a couple of heavy rain events in mid- and late June, temperatures returned to normal. Between

early July and mid-August, cooler temperatures (particularly nighttime temperatures) and adequate rainfall substantially helped tuber bulking.

At the end of August, growers in the Bancroft/Plainfield area reported that they underwent some water-logging due to an intense period of rainfall (811 inches over a four-day period) that affected up to 2,000 acres.

DIGGING IN OCTOBER A deep freeze did not occur until very late in October, and therefore growers were able to dig thousands of acres in good conditions throughout much of that month.

Overall, the unharvested acreage is just 1-2 percent across the state.

Process potato yields were reported continued on pg. 34

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to be about average (450 cwt./acre) or slightly below average, and the overall crop was about 8 percent short. Tuber quality is reported to be decent, with a higher percentage of U.S. No. 1 yields and a lower percentage of soft rot or other defects than in previous years. Bruisefree readings were generally good.

There were some reports of a smaller size profile on Russet Burbank potatoes, including those from our

research plots at the University of Wisconsin Hancock Agricultural Research Station. Therefore, many growers waited to dig Burbanks in hopes the crop would size up more, resulting in a lot of potatoes being harvested the first three weeks of October.

the field to avoid potential loss.

Some concerns were raised about storability due to the soil saturation in late August, but the suspect potatoes were processed directly off

The Antigo seed potato production area reported outstanding yields and one of the best harvest seasons in history.

Relatively Uneventful 2021 Pest Management Season

By Russell L. Groves, professor and department chair, UW-Madison Department of Entomology

The (insect) pest management season of 2021

can generally be classified as not too surprising and relatively uneventful, in my estimation.

A noteworthy new find was the first detection of the Asiatic garden beetle (Maladera castanea) in Wisconsin, first reported in Dane County. This

is a chestnut brown and slight iridescent or velvety beetle that is nearly the size of a Japanese beetle.

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In summary, despite several weather challenges over the field season, growers in the Central Sands were able to produce average to slightly below average yields with good quality.

emerge from overwintering in early summer and feed on various kinds of crop and non-crop plants.

Adult beetles are active throughout much of July and August, and unlike Japanese beetles, they are most active at night when evening temperatures remain above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

During the day, adult beetles hide on the soil surface whereas Japanese beetles are actively moving and feeding in the daytime.

Adult beetles feed on over 100 different plants, including leaves of deciduous forest and understory trees (boxelder, maple), fruit trees (peach, cherry), strawberry, vegetables (carrot, beet, eggplant, pepper) and ornamental flowers (aster, chrysanthemum, dahlia, rose).

For our potato and processing vegetable industry specifically, we will need to pay attention to grubs, which can cause damage to below-ground crops (potato, carrot, beet, mint).

When populations become locally abundant, grubs can sometimes damage roots.

As this insect continues to move into Wisconsin from the South, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection will provide assistance in terms of new alerts when the range expands.

REGULATORY CHANGE A noteworthy regulatory change has been the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement, in August 2021, of the revocation of all food use tolerances for chlorpyrifos and a further notice to cancel all registered food uses of chlorpyrifos associated with the revoked tolerances (https:// www.regulations.gov/document/EPAHQ-OPP-2021-0523-0001).

The final rule became effective October 29, 2021, and tolerances for all commodities will go into effect on February 28, 2022.

The EPA will continue to evaluate all non-agricultural, non-food uses as part of the ongoing registration review for chlorpyrifos and intends to complete the registration review interim decision by October 1, 2022.

As reported in the October Badger Common’Tater, EPA issued nationwide biological evaluations (BE’s) on chlorpyrifos to assess risks to threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) from registered uses of the pesticide.

The EPA has now initiated formal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service based on the BE conclusions. Continued reregistration of all non-food uses could be subject to change or cancellation following these evaluations.

Let’s end on a positive note: We look forward to a great program for the 2022 WPVGA and Division of Extension “Grower Education Conference,” February 8-10, at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Above: Examples of an adult (top), pupa (right) and larva (left) Asiatic garden beetle are shown on a penny for reference. The first detection of the Asiatic garden beetle (Maladera castanea) in Wisconsin was first reported in Dane County. Image courtesy of Purdue University Extension

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Marketplace

By Dana Rady, WPVGA Director of Promotions and Consumer Education

Jewel-Osco Stores Display Wisconsin Potatoes Windy City promotion places spuds front and center in produce departments Wisconsin has ventured into the “Windy City” once again, and I don’t mean for football.

If you visited Illinois, and specifically one of Jewel-Osco’s retail stores, between October 13 and

November 9, 2021, you likely saw homegrown Wisconsin potatoes prominently displayed in the produce departments.

For the second consecutive year, the WPVGA Promotions Committee approved a partnership with the Chicago area’s dominant retail chain.

The promotion involved 188 Jewel stores in the area.

Included in the promotion for Above: This and similar displays were featured front and center at 188 Chicagoland Jewel-Osco stores during the Wisconsin potato promotion, October 13-November 9, 2021.

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a second year were in-store banners, T-shirts for employees, one static billboard and two digital posters that all focused on the message of Wisconsin potatoes being featured items at Jewel-Osco stores.

In-store banners draped across potato displays included the message

“Wisconsin Potato Harvest, Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin” along with the Powered by Wisconsin Potatoes logo and a “we love local” insignia on behalf of Jewel.

BRIGHT RED SHIRTS Bright-red T-shirts repeated the banner messaging and included the

Above: Jewel-Osco employees sport brightred shirts as part of the Wisconsin potato promotion

Jewel logo on the front of each, and a Powered by Wisconsin Potatoes logo on the back. Jewel employees sported the shirts throughout the continued on pg. 38

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Billboards and posters along main corridors in Chicago helped direct

consumers to Wisconsin potatoes at the retail chain. One static billboard was located on the Tri-State I-294 tollway and two digital

posters emitted the same image and messaging.

One digital poster was located on Clark at Diversey and Broadway, while the other could be seen on Clybourn Avenue south of Fullerton Avenue.

The message on all three boards was the same—a call to action to “Enjoy Wisconsin Potatoes. Eat well, live well!” Combining the Jewel and Powered by Wisconsin Potatoes logos with tempting images of a prepared Wisconsin potatoes dish, the boards stood out among the rest!

Overall, the collaboration emphasized the importance of buying local and supporting local economies.

Above-Left: The billboard stands proud on Chicago’s Tri-State I-294 tollway, showcasing a delicious prepared red potato dish right next to the words “Enjoy Wisconsin Potatoes. Eat Well. Live Well.” Now that’s a great focus on the nutritional benefits of Wisconsin potatoes and the importance of buying local!

Above-Right: One of two digital signboards located in the immediate Chicago area touted Wisconsin potatoes to consumers as part of the promotion with Jewel-Osco, October 13-November 9.

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Full Slate of Speakers Set for 2022 Grower Education Conference UW Division of Extension and WPVGA presentation promises hot-button topics by experts in their fields Anticipated all year,

the University of Wisconsin Division of Extension and Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Grower Education Conference & Industry Show has become one of the most respected and popular events in the nation.

A key reason is the quality of speakers and issues covered that are crucial to the industry in general, and to the success of potato and vegetable growers specifically.

Convening at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, February 8-10, potato and vegetable growers network with WPVGA Associate Division members, companies and representatives, visiting booths to see the latest in everything agriculture.

Booth exhibitors showcase their machinery, products, technologies, tools, devices and services, while gaining an overview of the potato and vegetable growing industry and a

chance to build relationships.

The February Industry Show helps growers get a head start on the season with expert market analysis and outlooks, research reports, information on new technologies and agribusiness updates.

The 2022 researcher presentations cover issues such as potato consumption and nutrition, diploid potato breeding, white mold, potato production under drought conditions, identifying herbicide injury, storage diseases, remote imaging, breeding for the red-skin fresh potato market and soil microbiomes.

TIMELY TOPICS Economics of nitrogen in the Central Sands will be covered, as well as neonicotinoid concentrations in Central Wisconsin streams, extreme weather events and climate change, tuber quality and storability profiles of potato cultivars, evaluation of interplanting to reduce nitrate leaching and much more.

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Aaron Pruitt, hydrogeologist, and Adam Freihoefer, water use section chief, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, will present findings and recommendations from the Central Sands Lake Study.

The conference features an informed group of speakers and is a great place for growers to gain insights into what will give them the edge they need in today’s tough business climate.

To reserve your room and take advantage of this rate, visit https:// wisconsinpotatoes.com/events/2022grower-education-conferenceindustry-show/ and scroll down to the Holiday Inn Booking Link.

For those who prefer to make reservations over the phone, please call 715-344-0200, press 3 and reference the group name Wisconsin

Potato & Vegetable Growers, or refer to group block code WPV. The room block will expire on January 30.

Make plans now to attend this valuable event. Please note that conference registration rates will increase after January 21, so register today! continued on pg. 42

The WPVGA Associate Division Banquet, Wednesday evening, is the premier social event in the Wisconsin potato industry, including a nice social hour, dinner, awards and entertainment.

In addition to the annual Industry Awards, there will be drawings for cash prizes, with $1,500 to be given away, including more than 10 individual cash prizes and a $500 grand prize winner (must be present after the awards banquet and during the evening’s entertainment to win).

Banquet attendees will be treated to a nice mix of popular songs by The Drovers after the awards ceremony.

REGISTER NOW! To register for the conference, please complete the Individual Registration Form by visiting: https:// wisconsinpotatoes.com/wp-content/ uploads/2021/10/Registration-FormIndividual-2022-fillable.pdf and return it with payment to WPVGA, P.O. Box 327, Antigo, WI 54409.

If more than one person from the same company is attending, please use the Group Registration Form (https://wisconsinpotatoes.com/ wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ Registration-Form-Group-2022fillable.pdf). If you have questions, please contact the WPVGA Office at (715) 623-7683.

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2022 WPVGA & UW Division of Extension Grower Education Conference Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI General Session - Moderator Expo 1 and 2

Time 7:30 - 8:20

Registration

8:20 - 8:30

Welcome and opening remarks - Tamas Houlihan, Executive Director, Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association, Antigo, WI

8:30 - 9:00

Friends to combat foes: exploring potato-associated endophytes for plant health promotion - Dr. Renee Rioux, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:00 - 9:30

Can knowledge of the soil microbiome help predict potato health and yield? - Dr. Richard Lankau, Associate Professor, and Shan Shan, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:30 - 10:30

Morning Break - Visit Exhibit Hall/Poster Session

10:30 - 11:00

Economics of nitrogen in the Central Sands - Dr. Paul Mitchell, Professor and Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics University of Wisconsin, Madison

11:00-11:30

Neonicotinoid concentrations in streams in central Wisconsin—What do they tell us about movement from land?

- Dr. Paul McGinley, Professor and Director, and William DeVita, Emeritus, Center for Watershed Science and Education, Fisheries and Water Resources. College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI

11:30-12:00

Weather, climate and the future of extreme events in Wisconsin - Dr. Shane Hubbard, Associate Researcher, Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison

12:00 - 1:15

Lunch: Legislative Update - (1) Jordan Lamb, DeWitt LLP

Breakout Sessions

Expo 1 Storage Management Moderator - TBD

Expo 2 Water Quantity / Quality Moderator - TBD

Sands/Spruce Potato Agronomy Moderator - TBD

1:30 - 1:50

Dr. Yi Wang - Tuber quality & storability profiles of full-season, fresh market & processing chip potato cultivars

Mr. Kevin Masarik - Evaluation of interplanting to reduce nitrate leaching below potato

Dr. Mark Pavek - Fertilizer price on the rise: should potato growers reduce their application rates?

1:50 - 2:10

Ms. Amber Walker - Update on Elite Potato Varieties Grown in Central Wisconsin and Stored at the UW Storage Research Facility

Dr. Deana Knuteson - Potential research based, collaborative solutions to mitigate groundwater pesticide and fertilizer contamination risks

Dr. Brenda Boetel - Corn and soybean market pricing outlook

2:10 - 2:30

Mr. Shane Hansen and Dr. Amanda Gevens - Evaluating effectiveness of crop protectants & alternative strategies to manage diseases in production & storage systems

Mr. Chuck Bolte - Runoff and soil health relationship on the Antigo Flats

Mr. Trevor Crosby and Dr. Yi Wang - From model simulations towards understanding potato growth using hyperspectral images

Afternoon Break - Visit Exhibit Hall/Poster Session

2:30 - 3:30

Expo 2 Farm Conservation and Markets Moderator - TBD

Sands/Spruce Crop Improvement Moderator - TBD

Mr. Tracy Hames, Ms. Erin O'Brien & the Central Wisconsin Farmers Collaborative - Expanding the Producer-Led Toolbox with Watershed-Scale Hydrologic Assessment and Restoration.

Dr. Jeff Endelman, Beck Eddy, Amber Walker and Troy Fishler - Quantifying potato chip quality with image analysis

Breakout Sessions

Expo 1 Managing Seed Risk Moderator - TBD

3:30 - 3:50

Dr. Claudia Solis-Lemus - Development of bioinformatic tools to leverage certification data for enhanced seed potato production

3:50 - 4:10

Dr. Mike Copas - Seed physiological condition influences crop productivity and sustainability

4:10 - 4:30

Mr. Kevin Gallenberg - Managing lime in seed potato production to minimize scab

4:30 - 8:00

Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association and WPVGA Associate Division Reception

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Mr. Greg Bussler - Where do USDA potato acreage numbers come from?

Dr. Yi Wang - Profiling new varieties under a low nitrogen environment Ms. Lin Song and Dr. Jeff Endelman - Diploid breeding for the potato chip market.

2022 WPVGA & UW Division of Extension Grower Education Conference Wednesday, February 9, 2022 Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI General Session - Moderator Expo 1 and 2

Time 8:15 - 9:00

Changing Trends for Potato Consumption, Communications and Nutrition - Blair Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Potatoes USA

9:00 - 9:30

Findings and Recommendations from the Central Sands Lakes Study - Mr. Adam Freihoefer, Water Use Section Chief and Mr. Aaron Pruitt, Hydrogeologist, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI

9:00 - 9:30

Diploid breeding is a new beginning. What does the ending look like? - Dr. Paul Bethke, Research Plant Physiologist, USDAARS and Associate Professor, Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:30 - 10:30

Morning Break - Visit Exhibit Hall/Poster Session

10:30 - 11:00

White mold and potatoes: Tales from a Michigander - Dr. Jaime Willbur, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, Lansing, MI

11:00 - 11:30

Potato production under hot conditions: a report from the Columbia Basin of Washington - Dr. Mark Pavek, Professor and Potato Specialist, Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.

11:30- 12:00

Identifying herbicide injury in potatoes - Dr. Andy Robinson, Associate Professor, North Dakota State University / University of Minnesota, Fargo, ND

12:00 - 1:15

Lunch - (1) Mr. Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council, and (2) Industry Appreciation Awards

Breakout Sessions

Expo 1 Disease Management Moderator - TBD

Expo 2 Crop Protection Moderator - TBD

1:30 - 1:50

Dr. Jaime Willbur - Storage diseases and potatoes - (more) Tales from a Michigander

Dr. Sean Schoville - Spatiotemporal modeling of insecticide resistance in Colorado Potato Beetle

1:50 - 2:10

Dr. Renee Rioux - Interactions between the powdery scab pathogen and potato during host infection

Dr. Andy Robinson - Field and storage performance of new red and yellow potato tubers

2:10 - 2:30

Dr. Dennis Halterman - Relationship between early blight and late blight infection and PVY susceptibility and spread in potato

Dr. Aurelie Rakotondrafara - Plant virus-derived proteins as bio-fungicides in potatoes

Breakout Sessions

Expo 1 Precision Agriculture Moderator - TBD

Expo 2 Bringing Value to Agriculture Moderator - TBD

3:30 - 3:50

Dr. Phil Townsend and Dr. Amanda Gevens - Remote imaging tools for early disease detection in potato

3:30 Chris Bryant, Smart Vision Works The transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for AG

4:10 - 4:30

Dr. Brian Nault - Current and future management options for maggots and thrips in onion

Dr. Jed Colquhoun - Using the “many little hammers” approach for muck vegetable weed management

Afternoon Break - Visit Exhibit Hall/Poster Session

2:30 - 3:30

3:50 - 4:10

Sands/Spruce Wisconsin Muck Meeting Moderator - TBD

Ms. Ashmita Rawal and Dr. Matt Ruark - Predicting leaf nitrogen status in potato

Dr. Ankur Desai and Ms. Ammara Talib - Predicting Central Sands crop water use

3:42 Mark Varner, Vive Crop Protection Harnessing the power of precision chemistry 3:54 Sean Puls, Sentek - Soil Monitoring, Measure, Know, Advance 4:06 Micheal Mosher, DATCP - Produce market equity with safety audits and registry 4:18 Joshua Johnson, Chippewa Valley Bean - Adding value to your rotation with kidney beans

5:15 - 6:00

Social Hour

6:00 - 10:00

WPVGA Associate Division Banquet

Sands/Spruce Wisconsin Muck Meeting Moderator - TBD

Dr. Mary Hausbeck - Updates on onion Stemphylium and bacterial disease management

Dr. Maria Caraza-Harter and Dr. Jeff Endelman - Breeding for the red-skin fresh market

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2022 WPVGA & UW Division of Extension Grower Education Conference Thursday, February 10, 2022 Holiday Inn Hotel & Convention Center, Stevens Point, WI General Session - Moderator Expo 1 and 2

Time 8:00 - 8:30

Dr. Jeff Endelman, UW Horticulture - Potato Breeding Research Update.

8:30 - 9:00

Dr. Yi Wang, UW Horticulture - Research updates on sustainable potato and vegetable production.

9:00 - 9:30

Dr. Renee Rioux, UW Plant Pathology - Evolving methods for pathogen monitoring and detection in potato seed certification.

9:30 - 10:00

Dr. Russell Groves, UW Entomology - New crop management tools and approaches to enhance IRM. Morning Break

10:00 - 10:15 10:15 - 10:45

Dr. Jed Colquhoun, UW Horticulture - Integrated weed management update.

10:45 - 11:15

Dr. Amanda Gevens, UW Plant Pathology - Enhancing potato early blight management.

11:15 - 11:45

Dr. Matthew Ruark, UW Soil Science - Nitrogen uptake and response to N of russet varieties.

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Mr. Tamas Houlihan, WPVGA - Thank you and concluding remarks.

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NPC News Potato Wart Found in Prince Edward Island Fields Simple questions about devastating disease require transparent answers For the second time in under 12 months, the North American potato industry received news that no one wanted: more detections of the devastating potato wart disease found in fields in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada.

On December 2, 2021, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles published an op-ed in a leading ag industry news outlet, The Packer, stating that an efficient resolution to PEI’s shipping restrictions imposed by the Canadian government requires transparent answers to some simple questions.

The potato wart detections, Quarles notes, occurred just seven months after exports of seed potatoes between PEI and the United States had restarted after an October 2020 outbreak in seed potato fields caused their suspension.

The response in November by both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and the U.S. Department of

National Potato Council Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kam Quarles says actions taken to quell the spread of potato wart are entirely reasonable and in proportion to the threat of the disease to industries in the United States and Canada.

Agriculture (USDA) was rapid. The technical experts in both agencies agreed that protections for all other Canadian provinces would be instituted and those for the United States would be reinstated and expanded.

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USDA Announces $1.5 Million Fresh Potato Purchase On December 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the purchase of 100,800 50-pound cartons of fresh potatoes. The department said the potatoes will be used for child nutrition programs and other food assistance efforts.

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“Domestic potato growers appreciate USDA’s efforts to address food insecurity by providing children and families with America’s favorite nutrient-rich vegetable—potatoes!” says NPC president and Maine potato grower Dominic LaJoie.

suspension would be broadened to include all fresh potatoes until comprehensive surveys could be conducted and the data analyzed by both countries.

Read the full op-ed by visiting https:// www.thepacker.com/opinion/simplequestions-about-devastating-diseaserequire-transparant-answers.

“This latest purchase brings the total of USDA’s support of our industry to $51.5 million in fresh potato buys over the last two years and demonstrates commitment to ensuring that food insecure Americans have access to fresh, healthy vegetables,” LaJoie adds.

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In her announcement to faculty and staff, she said, “Being the dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at UW-Madison has been a privilege and a joy. The impact that your efforts have on advancing knowledge, providing opportunities for our students, and on the wider world is truly extraordinary.”

She noted the challenges the college and university have faced in recent years, most notably the pandemic significantly altering traditional teaching, learning and research and discovery on the campus.

“Over the course of the next year, I hope we will see the pandemic truly vanquished and challenges of the preceding two years solidly behind us,” VandenBosch continued.

“UW has gone through financial challenges, but today is on very solid ground,” she added. “As a college, we have undertaken some important strategic efforts that are coming to fruition in various ways.

Plus, we are completing a major fundraising campaign by exceeding our $150 million goal by more than 10 percent.”

“Kate has been a champion for the agriculture industry in Wisconsin over the last decade and has helped to keep CALS on the cutting edge of research and teaching,” UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says. “Her impact will be felt on campus and across the state for many years to come.”

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A research engine for the state, the college generates nearly $96 million in research funds annually, primarily from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Science Foundation, and educates nearly 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

During her decade of leadership, VandenBosch oversaw the launch of the Wisconsin Crop Innovation Center featuring the latest plant biotechnology approaches to improve crop species. continued on pg. 50

University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Kate VandenBosch (left) chats with visiting scientist Aneela Nijabat about wheat research during a Global Spring Symposium at the DeLuca Biochemical Sciences Building, May 1, 2018.

VandenBosch announced to staff members that she will be stepping down as CALS dean at the end of the academic year, in May 2022.

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Her strategic planning focused on operational efficiencies and resulted in a reduction of the number of academic departments in the college from 19 to 16.

Hub, a program focused on supporting Wisconsin’s dairy industry through research conducted at the UW-Madison, Platteville and River Falls campuses.

In recent years, she led the college’s implementation of the $7.8 million annual investment from the State of Wisconsin in the Dairy Innovation

Building on the success of an existing CALS undergraduate certificate, the college launched a Global Health undergraduate major, in 2020, which

experienced an enrollment of more than 215 students.

In the fall of 2021, the college rolled out a new organic agriculture certificate for undergraduates who want to demonstrate their knowledge of regenerative agricultural practices.

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Donors to the campaign also created 77 new student scholarships and 14 faculty professorships.

Before accepting the deanship, VandenBosch served as head of the plant biology department at the University of Minnesota, taking a brief hiatus in 2006 to serve as interim dean of its new college of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources Sciences.

Prior to her 11 years at Minnesota, she was a faculty member at Texas A&M university.

A fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists, VandenBosch’s research focuses on the genetics of plant-microbe interactions and nitrogen fixation in legumes.

The university is conducting a national search for VandenBosch’s successor. continued on pg. 52

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Harvey J. Wagner Passes Away

Banker stayed connected to his roots by purchasing the family farm Harvey J. Wagner, 83, of AdamsFriendship, Wisconsin, passed away on October 21, 2021, after a battle with leukemia.

Harvey was born in Grand Marsh, Wisconsin, on April 10, 1938, to Stanley and Edna Wagner. Harvey graduated from Adams-Friendship High School in 1956 and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 1960, with a degree in agriculture.

On June 23, 1962, he married the love of his life, Beverly Knitter, and together they celebrated 58 years of marriage.

He spent five years teaching at Adams-Friendship High School, and after that was a traveling salesman for nine years.

In 1967, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Grand Marsh State Bank, which began Harvey’s career in banking. In 1976, he became the president of the bank where he remained until retiring in 2016.

As a second career, Harvey stayed connected to his farming roots by purchasing the family farm from his parents and cultivating it into Wagner Farms, Inc. It could be said that Beverly and the family farm were the two loves of his life.

GIVING BACK Harvey exemplified his motto, “Give back to your community more than you take.” He was a part of the Adams County Economic Development for over 35 years, on the Moundview Memorial Hospital Board for 22 years, and a charter member of the Moundview Golf Course.

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Staying true to his faith, Harvey was a contributing member of both Pilot Knob and Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church.

Aside from 2020 and 2021, Harvey attended and helped manage every “Corn and Tater Festival” (a celebration of the local farming community), held in Grand Marsh, since the festival’s inception in 1963.

Harvey enjoyed many outdoor activities, including camping, golf, deer hunting with close family and fishing in Canada with close friends.

He was a long-time Badger football season ticket holder, often giving tickets away or asking friends to join him at a game.

Indoors, he loved playing cards, bowling and watching NASCAR. Besides his grandchildren, his pride and joy was a forest-green Chevy pickup truck purchased brand new in 1948 by his father, Stanley, and restored to new condition by Harvey in 2016.

THE BEST HUGS Someone close to the family shared, “Harvey gave the best hugs, so big and strong that you knew he really meant it.”

Harvey was a very sentimental, kindhearted and generous person, which helped him develop many wonderful friendships over the years. He gave countless donations of time and treasure to many people, organizations and charities throughout his life.

May he rest in peace knowing that he gave so much more to the world than

Harvey J. Wagner April 10, 1938 - October 21, 2021

he ever took from it.

Survivors include Harvey’s wife, Beverly; his three children, Rochelle (Jorg) Brendel, Mark (Laurie) Wagner and Perry (Carrie) Wagner; and his five grandchildren, Marina, Nikolas, Oliver, Henry and Joey.

Other survivors are his three sisters, Mary Golz, Jean (Jim) Hilliard and Alice Parr; his brother-in-law, Allan Klaus; his sister-in-law, Maggie Wagner, and many loved nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his beloved communities of Adams, Friendship and Grand Marsh.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Robert Wagner; his brothers-in-law, Charles Parr and Vern Golz; and his sister-in-law, Mary Jo Klaus.

Visitation was held Thursday, October 28, at St Joseph’s Catholic Church with a mass following. Harvey’s burial and a celebration of life are to occur in early summer of 2022.

Memorials can be directed in Harvey’s memory to Gunderson Hospital Foundation, AdamsFriendship Fine Arts Center or St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. continued on pg. 54

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Jon Krogwold Enters into God’s Kingdom

He settled in the area and operated Lorry Farms along with his family For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believed in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

other local leaders.

Jon J. Krogwold, age 74, Amherst, entered into God’s Kingdom on Sunday, November 7, 2021.

Jon also taught Sunday school and was on the church council for many years. He was a member of the Tomorrow River School Board, for 11 years, and of the Peace Lutheran Church in Amherst.

He was born in Portage County, Wisconsin, on April 20, 1947, a son of the late Lawrence and Lorraine (Stenson) Krogwold. He attended school in Amherst, graduated from Amherst High and attended Northland College in Ashland.

Jon and Susan loved to travel and were able to see many places across the globe. Jon also loved to see his grandchildren and attended sporting events when able. He held a special place in his heart for the shack in the Northwoods.

Jon married the love of his life, Susan Lea, on May 13, 1967, at Peace Lutheran Church in Amherst. He then settled in the area and operated Lorry Farms along with his family.

THE POTATO PLANT In 1979, Jon, his brother, Lonnie, and their father, Lawrence, started The Potato Plant, Inc., a potato packaging plant in Amherst. There have been many expansions to the operation over the years.

At this time, he began service to the community as a lifetime member of the Tomorrow River Lions Club. While a member, it gave him great joy to bring back youth baseball to the area with help from the Club and many

The Potato Plant continues to operate as a respected storage and packaging business in the heart of Central Wisconsin potato country, capable

Jon J. Krogwold April 20, 1947 - November 7, 2021

of storing and shipping 200,000 cwt. (hundredweight) of potatoes a year.

The Krogwolds have a long history in Amherst and Waupaca County, having been a grower/packer from the 1940’s until the late ’70s, when the family quit farming to concentrate on potato storage and packaging.

Jon is survived by his wife, Susan; son, Kevin (Sandy), and their children, Calvin (Cindy), Seth and Chelsea (special friend - Wesley); son, Kyle (Beth), and their children, Paige and Grant; and son, Kraig (Amy), and their child, Zachary (Krystal), as well as their own children, Everett and Westen. He is further survived by his brothers, Lonnie (Jo) and Brian (Lynda).

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant child, Lorry; his sister, Sonja Olson; brother-in-law, Harvey Olson; and two infant brothers.

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A memorial visitation and service were held at Peace Lutheran Church in Amherst, Friday, November 12, 2021, with Rev. Dwight Anderson officiating. The Jungers-Holly Funeral Home of Amherst assisted the family with arrangements.

Please join us for a Seed Cutting Class • Thursday, February 10

Milestone and more vendor reps will be present • 1:00 p.m. at Sand County Equipment Lunch will be served beforehand, at noon, with beverages!

Eyes on Associates

By WPVGA Associate Div. Vice President Julie Cartwright, Jay-Mar, Inc.

Happy New Year! On behalf of the WPVGA Associate Division,

I would like to extend a blessed new year to everyone.

It is important to remember, as we continue to adapt to changes and challenges coming from all directions, to take time out from the craziness.

Pray, enjoy family and be deliberate with small gestures of kindness—they can make a great impact!

I hope that 2022 brings prosperity and health to all of you, your families and businesses.

The Purpose Statement of the Associate Division challenges us to “help foster and promote the various functions of the potato and vegetable

industry.” Thanks to the backing of our members, we are proud to continue that legacy of support.

Here are just a few ways that we have given back to the industry in 2021: 1. $25,000 was donated to the MidState Technical College Foundation.

The foundation is building a new facility that will include classrooms, lab areas and administrative offices.

As an industry, one of our greatest challenges is finding skilled workers. An investment in

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education is one that will benefit ours and other industries for years to come.

2. $4,510 was awarded to four scholarship applicants who are pursuing a career in some aspect of agriculture.

3. Money is awarded to grant applicants to be used for vegetable research and quality assurance at facilities around the state. Pictured in the accompanying image is Alex Crockford, program director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program.

He was awarded a $2,798.80 grant towards the installation of grow room control remote sensing equipment.

The Associate Division Board anticipates continuing to provide support to the industry through channels like these.

We are so happy to announce the return to a pre-COVID format for the Grower Education Conference & Industry Show. The conference will be held February 8-10 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The cost of booths is remaining the same this year.

A Grower Education Conference segment that we have featured in the past is “Bringing Value to Ag,” during which select Associate Division members are given 10 minutes to introduce new concepts or products that bring value to the agriculture industry.

This has been well received and a great way to allow our members to showcase their innovations. Like in the past, the Bringing Value to Ag presentation will consist of five 10-minute presentations by Associate Division members.

The banquet will resume on Wednesday night. This year, there will be three meal options to choose from, and The Drovers (country/rock/ polka band) will provide evening entertainment.

Watch for more information and sponsorship opportunities as the Conference approaches.

Alex Crockford, program director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program, was awarded a $2,798.80 grant funded by the WPVGA Associate Division Board toward the installation of grow room remote sensing equipment.

Mark your calendars—the 2022 PuttTato Open golf outing will be held on July 12 at The Ridges, in Wisconsin Rapids. It is a pretty course and the staff there has been accommodating to our group in the past. We look forward to another fun event!

so we are looking for ways to expand this event to two flights, morning and afternoon, in the future.

SPORTING CLAYS SHOOT The 2nd Annual Sporting Clays Shoot was held on October 21, 2021, at the Wausau Skeet & Trap Club. We moved the event up a week from last year in hopes of more favorable conditions, and the weather and course were beautiful!

We had 15 teams of four-tofive shooters each. Fifteen is the maximum number that can be accommodated in one flight. There were also five teams on a waiting list,

Thanks to all who participated and stay tuned for details on next year’s event. The growth and great comments indicate that the Sporting Clays Shoot is here to stay.

As we return to our pre-COVID traditions, we will again be conducting our Associate Division Board elections and annual meeting on Wednesday morning, February 9, 2022, of the Grower Education Conference.

Chris Brooks and Rich Wilcox have fulfilled their terms on the Board.

Chris’s leadership and business savvy as Board president have been

valuable and will be missed.

Rich’s gift for spreadsheets and finance made him a natural fit for the office of treasurer. His clear communication of our financial condition and projections as we were trying to make event decisions has been so helpful to our Board, and he will be missed.

If you would like to nominate an Associate Division member to fill one of the two Board vacancies, please let a current board member know.

Stay warm! Another season is just around the corner.

Julie Cartwright

WPVGA Associate Div. Vice President

WPIB Focus

Wisconsin Potato Assessment Collections: Two-Year Comparison

Month

Jul-20

Aug-20

Sep-20

Oct-20

Nov-20

Dec-20

Jan-21

Feb-21

Mar-21

Apr-21

May-21

Jun-21

Year-to-Date

CWT

1,267,472.18

1,275,285.84

1,290,414.89

2,235,567.48

2,498,333.04

8,567,073.43

Assessment

$101,400.66

$102,092.25

$103,233.20

$178,773.99

$199,895.60

$685,395.70

Aug-21

Sep-21

Oct-21

Nov-21

Month

Jul-21

Dec-21

Jan-22

Feb-22

Mar-22

Apr-22

May-22

Jun-22

Year-to-Date

CWT

1,292,191.75

981,540.84

933,052.68

3,515,638.42

2,529,632.08

9,252,055.77

Assessment

$103,342.07

$78,594.28

$74,682.23

$281,175.63

$200,944.23

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Ewald Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram (CDJR) of Oconomowoc recently renewed their eligibility in the Certified Ag Dealer Program, allowing them to continue offering AgPack to their farm customers.

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representative within a week to begin redemptions “Believe it or not, AgPack is free with the purchase or lease of a qualifying new, or pre-owned farm truck or SUV from a Certified Agriculture Dealership,” notes Pat Driscoll, chief executive officer of Certified Agriculture Dealers/AgPack.

“Plus, AgPack can be stacked on top of any incentive, rebate, fleet or VIP program the local dealer can offer,” Driscoll says.

“More than anything, farmers want … need … the most durable vehicle money can buy,” he adds. “We know because we’re farmers and ranchers, too. And that’s what we want.”

“Our focus is to make sure our agriculture family gets an honest to goodness return on their truck investment,” Driscoll stresses, “from a dealer that understands and cares about who we are, and what we need.”

Below is the line-up of the current AgPack® partners, and their offers.

Farmers and ranchers can cash in one or use them all; it is totally up to them. And they can take their time on any one or all, as AgPack offers are valid for at least one full year from original date of the vehicle purchase.

In select cases, the offers are valid even longer.

AgPack includes: • Exclusive rebates on Michelin & BF Goodrich® tires, from tractors to trucks to toys, potential savings worth more than $5,000

• 25 percent off manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) on Rhino Ag™ Products, plus a gift card valued between $100-200 • Exclusive pricing of 5-10 percent under minimum advertised pricing (MAP) direct from Dixie Chopper® on the entire line of commercial mowers • 1-year subscription to AgriEdge®, valued at $5,000 • $2,000 credit towards AgroLiquid® Crop Nutrition, free agronomy consultation and annual soil test • $1,000 toward a new Reinke® Irrigation system and $500 towards parts on any existing Reinke system • 25 percent exclusive discount on many Gallagher® Livestock scales and fencing products • Exclusive after-purchase rebates up to $350 on EBY flatbeds, truck bodies and uplifts, and up to $1,000

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That training helps them better understand the specific demands ranchers, farmers and growers have of their farm vehicles.

“While trucks are a critical tool on the

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“We can literally help the agriculture buyer save thousands of dollars in their daily operations through the AgPack exclusive rebates and discounts on products and services from some of agriculture’s leading brands,” Woodward adds.

Becoming a Certified Agriculture Dealership lets the 29,000 Wisconsin farm families know the dealership understands the uniqueness of agriculture and is committed to providing the best total truck solution to meet their needs.

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The Little Potato Company Debuts Purely Purple

Two extensions to the company’s Microwave Ready line round out the new product offerings The Little Potato Company, the number one Creamer potato company in North America, is introducing two flavor extensions to its best-selling Microwave Ready line—Smoked Salt, and Roasted Garlic, Rosemary and Thyme—and a new proprietary potato varietal, Purely Purple.

“We’re still eating at home more than before but planning different meals every day is a constant challenge,” says Heather Jeffares, vice president of marketing at The Little Potato Company.

“We take the guesswork out of mealtime by offering busy people exciting, easy and delicious sides that come together in minutes,” she says, “and our newest products add interesting flavors and color to the plate.”

Purely Purple is the newest variety with a naturally bright purple skin and flesh that holds its color even after cooking and is the latest innovation to come out of The Little Potato Company’s unique and exclusive potato varietal development process.

Purely Purple delivers a wellbalanced, slightly exotic and subtly sweet flavor that has great color retention and is excellent for roasting or barbecuing. The limited harvest varietal can be prepared quickly in the oven, skillet, grill or microwave.

The new Microwave Ready Kit flavors deliver creative twists on classic flavors that are great for busy weeknights and pair easily with a protein: • Smoked Salt – A delectable combination of savory salt with a subtle hint of mesquite wood smoke that perfectly complements barbeque chicken or sausage

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For centuries, farmers have sought to shield their crops from weeds, pests, nematodes and various diseases by using pesticides to protect and continue nourishing the food humans rely on to survive.

However, in recent years, there has been an increasing amount of pressure around the effectiveness of existing products, regulatory demands and consumer concerns.

The Future of Crop Protection is Hybrid

This has caused an eruption in the industry, forcing us to rethink traditional methods and search for newer, more innovative growth solutions and modes of action.

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While this perfect storm of pressures is driving a new trend towards safer, more sustainable and environmentally friendly crop protection solutions, the reality is that most of us are not ready to take the leap to go with 100 percent biological products.

New hybrid solutions are now proving a best-of-both-worlds opportunity by combining biological and chemical crop protection active ingredients to provide an effective solution for longterm protection.

Years of farming and inbreeding Above: Infected plants of control are shown untreated (left) and treated with Regev hybrid fungicide (right).

have led to crops losing their natural immunity or resistance to fungal and bacterial pathogens.

Despite the application of traditional chemical pesticides aimed at combating resistance, either by chemical rotation or mixtures of different chemicals, the result is highly toxic environments that are mostly effective in the short-term.

A hybrid solution approaches crop control differently than traditional pesticides by creating a long-lasting and highly effective solution.

Regev™ by STK Bio-Ag Technologies, the first potent hybrid fungicide on the market, has a unique activity that presents a low probability for the development of resistance or crossresistance in plant pathogens.

Recent trial results demonstrate that Regev™ hybrid fungicide delivers remarkable control of early blight in potatoes. Regev unites the disease control of botanical and conventional chemistries, providing growers with multiple modes of action to control devastating disease in potatoes, fruits, vegetables and soybeans, while enhancing plant growth and yield.

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Plant extract products are considered to have a stronger impact on environmental safety, biodegradability and renewability with novel bioactivities and improvement of plant health for

Left: A photomicrograph shows a diseased fungal cell ruptured by Regev hybrid fungicide.

Right: Potato field test results are given for occurrence of brown spot in plants that were untreated or treated with Timorex ACT, Regev and Endura.

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These products are generally used in crop protection methods that contain secondary metabolites, which can be (but not always) involved in plant defense and plant growth.

“Years of farming and inbreeding have led to crops losing their natural immunity or resistance to fungal and bacterial pathogens.”

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Greetings all!

I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for reading the Auxiliary News column and helping us in our efforts to raise funds and awareness for the various Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary programs we do throughout the year!

None of it would be possible without all of you!

We hope you and your families had a wonderful new year, and we look forward to all the exciting things that 2022 brings!

Until next time,

Datonn

Vice president, WPGA Above: The Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary Board members are, from left to right, Becky Wysocki, Heidi Schleicher (secretary/treasurer), Marie Reid, Brittany Bula, Devin Zarda (president), Jody Baginski and Datonn Hanke (vice president).

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Potatoes USA News For First Time Ever, U.S. Chipping Potatoes Displayed at China Trade Show For the first time ever, a sample of fresh U.S. chipping potatoes arrived in China and was displayed at a trade show in Shanghai.

This historic event, which is helping to pave the way for commercial shipments of U.S. chip stock to China, was marked with a ribboncutting ceremony and speeches

by U.S. government officials and representatives from Potatoes USA. Watch the video at https://www. dropbox.com/s/skjpv0omgxznw3o/ FHC%20Show.MP4?dl=0 to get a feel for the ceremony and excitement surrounding the presence of U.S. chipping potatoes in China.

The display of U.S. potatoes drew large crowds from the 127,454 visitors to the Food & Hospitality China Shanghai Global Food Trade Show.

Included in those viewing and admiring U.S. potatoes were representatives from the four major chip manufacturers in China. They all expressed interest in learning more about U.S. chipping potatoes and testing them in their plants.

U.S.-CHINA AGREEMENT Chipping potatoes from Idaho, Oregon and Washington were granted access to China, after 20 years of work, as part of the

The historic event was marked with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and speeches by U.S. government officials and representatives from Potatoes USA.

Phase 1 U.S.-China Agreement reached in January of 2020.

Since that time, Potatoes USA has been promoting U.S. chipping potatoes in China. There has been strong interest by the Chinese processors in testing U.S. potatoes, however importing companies are still challenged by some of the requirements.

The goal is that the importation of these trade show samples will provide additional incentive for companies to try and overcome

such challenges.

The path traveled by the samples was certainly not an easy one. In fact, at numerous points along the way, it looked as if the potatoes would not make it to the show.

But in the end, the dedication and effort by Potatoes USA representatives in China, U.S. grower/ shippers and many U.S. Department of Agriculture officials, both in the United States and China, finally made it happen.

Food Service Sales Continue to Recover For July through September 2021, potato sales to food service continued to recover, and in some cases, started to reach pre-pandemic levels.

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Frozen sales were up 29 percent compared to 2020, led by a 41 percent growth to the full-service sector and 21 percent growth to “Beyond restaurants,” or fast-food chains that serve Beyond Meat.

Fresh potato sales are up 13 percent from 2020 and only down 7 percent compared to 2019. Fresh potato sales to Beyond restaurants were up 38 percent, with sales to the full-service sector up 31 percent.

Ali's Kitchen Nibble on Hash Brown Breakfast Muffins

Batch cook a dozen—they are a good morning meal as well as a mid-afternoon snack Column and photos by Ali Carter, Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary We’ve been in a bit of a busy season here in the Carter household.

Managing shifting schedules, hosting loved ones and traveling for the holidays have been exciting, but also sparked the desire to simplify life for a bit.

Over the years, I’ve learned that a little upfront effort can save one from stress and becoming overwhelmed later, and this is quite true when it comes to meals and batch cooking.

With batch cooking, rather than preparing one, two or more portions for a meal, you prepare many portions of food at once, then store

those in the refrigerator and savor them throughout the week.

Winter mornings are the most rushed time of day for our family, so I tend to batch cook breakfast more than any other meal.

A large pan of baked oatmeal sliced into squares and wrapped in parchment paper to be warmed as needed, a stack of breakfast burritos waiting in the refrigerator to be quickly heated through and eaten by a kiddo on their way out the door for school or a plate of Hash Brown Breakfast Muffins help to eliminate continued on pg. 70

INGREDIENTS: Hash Brown Breakfast Muffins

• About 3 cups frozen hash browns (thawed) • 5 eggs • 3 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese • 4 slices of bacon (cooked and crumbled) • Salt and pepper BC�T January 69

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potential chaos during our mornings.

Hash Brown Breakfast Muffins take few ingredients and little time to prepare, and they store easily and reheat well, making them ideal for breakfast batch cooking.

We’ve been nibbling on these muffins for the last few days, and they’re not only delicious for breakfast, but also make for good mid-afternoon snacks.

DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Place hash brown potatoes in a medium-size mixing bowl and season with salt and pepper.

Grease a 12-cup muffin pan.

Divide hash browns equally among the muffin cups and gently press them down in each to form somewhat of a

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cup at the bottom and slightly up the sides.

Place the muffin pan in the oven and pre-bake the hash browns for 16 to 18 minutes, until the potatoes begin to become a little crispy and golden.

Remove from the oven and lower the temperature to 350 degrees.

In the same mixing bowl used for the hash browns, whisk together the eggs and heavy cream until smooth. Mix in shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.

Fill each hashbrown cup with the egg mixture.

Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until eggs are cooked through.

Enjoy!

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