State vegetable growers attend annual conference

STEVENS POINT - Vegetable growers in Wisconsin need to stay up to date on the latest growing trends to prepare for the next growing season. Each year the UW Extension and the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association put on the three-day Growers Education Conference in Stevens Point to help the growers brush up on the latest techniques. Nearly 1,500 growers and business vendors from around the state make it a priority to attend.

"We all talk about the past growing season as well as plan for the upcoming planting season and just gear up for potato production," said WPVGA Executive Director Tamas Houlihan.

Some of the big topics at the conference this year were crop irrigation and soil conditions. Wisconsin potato growers usually sell about $300 million of product after subtracting marketing costs. Growers across Wisconsin said it was difficult to keep crop production numbers up in 2014.

Full story: WJFW

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