Wisconsin
Potato and Vegetable Growers Association
Founded in 1948, the WPVGA provides a strong, unified voice
for Wisconsin’s potato and vegetable industry. Wisconsin
is the nation’s third-largest potato producer, behind
Idaho and Washington. The WPVGA consists of 175 grower members;
200 associate members, and is governed by an 11-member board.
In addition to collaborating with WWF and the University of
Wisconsin to research and develop integrated pest management
practices, the WPVGA works with soil scientists to fine-tune
plant nutrition analysis to avoid overfertilization and promotes
efficient irrigation.
Healthy
Grown Potatoes
that pass Protected Harvest certification are collectively
marketed by Wisconsin farmers under the “Healthy Grown”
brand. This site provides wholesale ordering information.
University
of Wisconsin The
WWF/WPVGA/UW Collaboration is continually working to aid the
Wisconsin potato industry in eliminating reliance on highly
toxic pesticide, increase the use of ecologically based IPM
systems, enhance protection of biodiversity, and to raise
consumer demand for IPM-produced potatoes. This site contains
the full project history of the Wisconsin eco-potato collaboration.
World Wildlife
Fund Known by its
panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting
the world's wildlife and wildlands. The largest privately
supported international conservation organization in the world,
WWF has more than 1 million members in the United States alone.
Since its inception in 1961, WWF has invested in over 13,100
projects in 157 countries. WWF partnered with the Wisconsin
potato farmers and the University of Wisconsin to pioneer
Protected Harvest’s standards; the collaboration's success
was instrumental in World Wildlife Fund’s decision to
allow the use of its logo on bags of certified potatoes.
Great
Lakes Agricultural Research Services
Protected Harvest contracted with GLARS to conduct our third-party
audits in Wisconsin for the 2002 season. GLARS provides high
quality, confidential field research in Wisconsin and Illinois.
Potatoes
that pass Protected Harvest certification are collectively
marketed by Wisconsin farmers under the “Healthy Grown”
brand. This site provides wholesale ordering information.
The
WWF/WPVGA/UW Collaboration is continually working to aid the
Wisconsin potato industry in eliminating reliance on highly
toxic pesticide, increase the use of ecologically based IPM
systems, enhance protection of biodiversity, and to raise
consumer demand for IPM-produced potatoes. This site contains
the full project history of the Wisconsin eco-potato collaboration.
Known by its
panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting
the world's wildlife and wildlands. The largest privately
supported international conservation organization in the world,
WWF has more than 1 million members in the United States alone.
Since its inception in 1961, WWF has invested in over 13,100
projects in 157 countries. WWF partnered with the Wisconsin
potato farmers and the University of Wisconsin to pioneer
Protected Harvest’s standards; the collaboration's success
was instrumental in World Wildlife Fund’s decision to
allow the use of its logo on bags of certified potatoes.