Eyes on Associates By WPVGA Associate Division President Julie Cartwright, Jay-Mar, Inc.
Greetings and happy June! The cold, wet, snowy start
to spring really put a crunch on timelines for fieldwork. Hopefully summer will be in a better mood!
At our WPVGA Associate Division meeting in April, we reviewed grant proposals that had been submitted in support of potato research and seed production. As part of the submittal process, we ask that the applicants get multiple bids for their items, including at least one bid from an Associate Division member company. This is a great way to patronize our members whose generosity allows grants like these to be possible.
The Associate Division Board settled on awarding a total of $11,259.98 to be distributed as follows: • Hancock Agricultural Research Station is to receive $659.98 for the purchase of two wireless speaker and microphone sets for field days and other public events held there. • Rhinelander Ag Research Station is awarded $5,000 toward the purchase of new gear boxes for their center pivot.
• The Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program is receiving $1,600 for the purchase of an 18inch soil moisture probe. • Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association is granted $4,000 to help offset travel expenses of Walt Stevenson and up to two other individuals to serve as representatives for the Wisconsin Seed Potato Industry at 2023 Potato Expo. On April 30, I had the honor of attending a groundbreaking ceremony for the Food + Farm Exploration Center being built through funds raised by the Farming
Representing the Compass Insurance team during the 2021 Sporting Clays Shoot at Wausau Skeet & Trap Club are, from left to right, Perry Worzella, Curtis Meister, Justin Yach, Trina Yach, Erin Meister, and Scott Worzella. A WPVGA Associate Division fundraiser, the 3rd Annual Sporting Clays event is scheduled for October 20, 2022, at the Wausau Skeet & Trap Club. 42 BC�T June
