Potato News from Wisconsin

November 03, 2022

Farmer's Promise: RPE is Bridging the Gap Between Farmers and Shoppers with this New Brand

There are many brands that know how to grow great potatoes, onions and sweet potatoes and get them on the grocery shelf or into our favorite foods. Then what? Is blind consumption anyway to live?

October 27, 2022

Hydrite awarded One Green Globes certification for new corporate headquarters by the Green Building Initiative

Hydrite, an integrated manufacturer and supplier of chemicals and related services, has earned a Green Globes® for New Construction certification with a One Green Globes rating for its new corporate headquarters

Case Ih launches two new farmall a models

October 19, 2022

Case IH launches two new Farmall A tractors

Case IH has launched two new Farmall A tractors, the 90hp 90 A and 100hp 100 A, which form part of the company’s extended Farmall range from 55hp to 120hp

Opportunities for manufacturers globally to innovate in cheese-flavored snacks – Kerry consumer research

August 30, 2022

Opportunities for manufacturers globally to innovate in cheese-flavored snacks, according to Kerry consumer research

Consumers across the world associate cheese flavors with indulgence, comfort and freshness, with significant variation in different regions, according to new research from Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company.

Latest CNH industrial investment reinforces the global leadership of Case IH in crop protection equipment.

July 19, 2022

Case IH acquires spray booms specialist to strengthen its crop protection equipment portfolio

CNH Industrial has acquired Specialty Enterprises LLC (Specialty), North America’s largest manufacturer of premium aluminium spray booms for agricultural applications. Specialty, which operates one manufacturing facility.

Mike Barber, Regional Sales Manager for the Great Lakes Territory of PFI.

April 29, 2022

Mike Barber Returns to PFI as Regional Sales Manager for the Great Lakes Territory

Precision Food Innovations (PFI), a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced the return of Mike Barber as regional sales manager for the upper midwest. Barber was previously with the company from 2006 until 2020.

February 24, 2022

Kerry identifies barbecue as the world’s top taste in 2021

Kerry, the world’s leading taste and nutrition company has reviewed extensive research and examined global trends in emerging flavors in an effort to identify the top global taste trend in 2021.

February 21, 2022

Colorado potato beetles have the genetic resources to sidestep our insecticides

The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a 'super pest' that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world.

February 15, 2022

WPVGA Honors Paul Miller with Hall of Fame Induction

Paul Miller of Paul Miller Farms, Inc., Hancock, was inducted into the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame at the industry’s annual awards banquet held February 9, 2022, in Stevens Point.

February 15, 2022

WPVGA Presents Annual Industry Awards

In addition to its annual Hall of Fame induction, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) presented several other annual Industry Awards

February 15, 2022

WPVGA presents new board of directors

The Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association's board of directors will have a new president for the coming year.

Packaging: Bio-based? Recyclable? Biodegradable? Compostable? What makes sense?

January 09, 2022

Selecting packaging, what makes sense: Bio-based? Recyclable? Biodegradable? Compostable?

Flexible packaging sustainability is a hot agenda topic and with rapidly advancing technology the options are starting to grow. That said, there is still a sustainability collision point of want vs. reality for brand owners and consumers.

McCain Foods Mozzarella cheese sticks, one of several cheese based appetizers offered by the company.

December 23, 2021

McCain Foods USA to expand its appetizer processing plant in Plover, Wisconsin

McCain Foods USA will expand its appetizer processing plant in Plover, Wisconsin with an additional production line to produce cheese based appetizers.

The Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association Launches website highlighting farmer-led water quality initiatives

October 07, 2021

The Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association highlights farmer-led water quality initiatives with new website

The Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) have launched FarmersForCleanWater.com, a new website to showcase farmer-led water quality initiatives

October 03, 2021

New Potato Variety Will Help Age-Old Crop Prosper Beyond the 21st Century

Tubers have battled various scourges for about 10,000 years, as well as an unpredictable climate that can cause unseasonable frost damage to crops every year.

September 22, 2021

Tasteful Selections introduces 100 percent recyclable and compostable paper packaging

Tasteful Selections®, leading the bite-size potato category in innovation and sustainability is pleased to announce the limited launch of its new 100-percent plastic-free, recyclable and compostable packaging.

September 13, 2021

McCain Foods Hosting Second Hiring Event at Plover Appetizers Plant

McCain Foods Plover Appetizers is now looking to hire over 60 full-time employees through this hiring event and is also hosting open walk-in interviews every September and October CDT at its facility.

May 17, 2021

Research: Interseeding the potato crop to reduce nitrate leaching

A two-year project funded through the University of Wisconsin-Water Resources Institute is investigating an interseeding cultivation method for potato cropping that shows early promise to reduce nitrate leaching.

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Farmer's Promise: RPE is Bridging the Gap Between Farmers and Shoppers with this New Brand

Hydrite awarded One Green Globes certification for new corporate headquarters by the Green Building Initiative

Case IH launches two new Farmall A tractors

Opportunities for manufacturers globally to innovate in cheese-flavored snacks, according to Kerry consumer research

Case IH acquires spray booms specialist to strengthen its crop protection equipment portfolio

Mike Barber Returns to PFI as Regional Sales Manager for the Great Lakes Territory

Kerry identifies barbecue as the world’s top taste in 2021

Colorado potato beetles have the genetic resources to sidestep our insecticides

WPVGA Honors Paul Miller with Hall of Fame Induction

WPVGA Presents Annual Industry Awards

WPVGA presents new board of directors

Selecting packaging, what makes sense: Bio-based? Recyclable? Biodegradable? Compostable?

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