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that the acreage data listed in Welcome! Please Please note note t Tolerances for Certified and Foundation Seed this directory represent acres meeting field tolerances for Potato Classes in Wisconsin foundation and certified class seed potatoes in Wisconsin at the

completion of summer field inspections. Wisconsin seed potatoes are classified as "certified" or

"foundation", depending on disease and mixture levels and All certified and foundation class seed potatoes in Tolerances for certified class are set to meet intended use. Tolerances for certified class are set to meet Wisconsin are post-harvest tested to ensure compliance with m minimum acceptable standards for commercial production (see certification requirements. As such, these figures are not final, Foundation class seed meets much stricter tolerances table). Foundation class seed meets much stricter tolerances as certification requirements are not met until tuber inspections, r T required to protect the integrity of the seed industry. Typically post-harvest testing and grade inspections are complete. over 85% of seed lots entered for certification meet Buyers who purchase seed prior to completion of the post- B FOUNDATION quality standards for both field and winter- harvest test are encouraged to check the final classification test inspections. of seed lots (generally available after February 1) prior to

shipping. Wisconsin Field and Harvest Inspection Standards

Buyers of Wisconsin certified seed potatoes are encouraged to for Certified and Foundation Seed Potato Classes*

contact the Certification office to obtain this information at any Disease or Defect Certified (%) Foundation (%) time. The professional staff at the Certification office also can The professional staff at the Certification office also can ______provide and explain "generation" designations of 2014 seed lots. p Results of summer field inspections, tuber inspections and the 0.25 R Leaf roll 1.00 0.25 post-harvest winter test may be obtained by writing or calling the M 0.25 Mosaic 1.00 0.25 Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program, P.O. Box 328, S 0.00 Spindle Tuber 0.00 0.00 Antigo, WI 54409: Phone (715) 623-4039; FAX (715) 623-6970. Total Virus 2.00 0.25 Total Virus 2.00 0.25 E-mail [email protected] B 0.00 Bacterial Ring Rot 0.00 0.00 V 0.10 Variety Mixture 0.10 0.10 ______

Strict Standards Mean High Quality From Wisconsin Wisconsin Post-harvest Test

All certified seed potatoes are produced in a limited generation Virus infection of seed lots can and does occur after summer A post-harvest grow-out of all program with a maximum of seven generations of field inspections are complete. A post-harvest grow-out of all seed

propagation. lots is designed to prevent the certification of lots infected late in

Certified seed potato growers must enter their entire potato the season with viruses or other diseases.

acreage for certification, and plant all acreage with foundation

class seed. Post-harvest Test Standards for Certified and

Only certified seed potato growers with a record of no bacterial Foundation Seed Potato Classes*

ring rot for two consecutive seasons can produce foundation

class seed. Disease or Defect Certified (%) Foundation (%)

______ All potatoes entered for certification undergo a minimum of two

field inspections and a tuber inspection at harvest or in storage. 0.50 Leaf roll 5.0 0.50 M 0.50 All potatoes meeting field and tuber inspection standards must Mosaic 5.0 0.50 S 0.00 be post-harvest tested to be eligible for certified seed tags. Spindle Tuber 0.0 0.00 Total Virus 5.0 0.50 Total Virus 5.0 0.50 All potato storage facilities must be inspected and approved B 0.00 Bacterial Ring Rot 0.0 0.00 prior to filling with certified seed potatoes. V 0.25 Variety Mixture 2.0 0.25 All certified seed potatoes must be graded in accordance with ______Wisconsin seed potato grade standards before official tags can *Seed certified in Wisconsin does not exceed the appropriate tolerances be attached. Higher tolerances listed in the above tables based on visual inspections. Higher tolerances i Post-harvest testing of all certified seed lots ensures that in the winter test are due to the greater likelihood of selecting infected

problems from late-season virus infections are identified and tubers in single-drop seed, as used in this test.

assessed according to specific tolerances, preventing the Any seed imported into Wisconsin for recertification must also

movement of seed lots with potentially yield- and quality- meet our same standards, both field and post harvest test

damaging virus infections to commercial potato growers. tolerances, for virus and variety mixture. We also view third-

party shipping point inspections, required by Wisconsin

ATCP156, as a critical component of the seed certification

process and as an absolute requirement recertification.

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WISCONSIN SEED POTATO CERTIFICATION WISCONSIN SEED POTATO CERTIFICATION

PROGRAM PERSONNEL PROGRAM PERSONNEL DIRECTORY

Department of Plant Pathology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

608-262-1410 (Office) 608-263-2626 608-263-2626 (FAX) (FAX)

608-263-2626 (FAX) Dr. Amy Charkowski (Admin. Dir.) 608-262-7911

608-263-2626LabLab 608-265-3056 608-265-3056 (FAX)

Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] Lab 608-265-3056

Andy Witherell (Lab Mgr.) Email: [email protected] 608-263-8765 608-265-3056

Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Brook Weber (Research Specialist)Email: [email protected] 608-263-8765

Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Email: [email protected] Staff members of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification

Wisconsin Seed Email:Potato [email protected] Certification StaffProgram. members Includes of the personnel Wisconsin from Seed Antigo Potato (certification), Certification Rhinelander (elite foundation seed farm), and Madison 807 Fifth Ave., P.O. Box 328, Antigo, WI 54409 Program. Includes personnel from Antigo (certification), (tissue culture laboratory). 715-623-4039 (Office) 877-335-7333 (toll free) Rhinelander (elite foundation seed farm), and Madison (tissue culture laboratory). 715-623-69707 (FAX) Front row (L-R) Ryan Fourt, Rick Hafner, Brooke Weber, http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/seedpotato/ K 7 FrontKevin Bula,row (L-R) Dianna Ryan Kessler, Fourt, Andy Rick Hafner,Witherell; Brooke Weber, SSecond row (L-R) Jim Meyer, Mike Wells, Terry Rolefson, Alex Crockford (Program7 Dir.) 715-623-4039 Kevin Bula, Dianna Kessler, Andy Witherell; George Neuber, Roger Reader, Dr. Amy Charkowski, Mobile 715-610-4668 Second row (L-R) Jim Meyer, Mike Wells, Terry Rolefson, Mobile 715-610-4668 JJerryK Kuczmarski, Josie Spurgeon; Email: Email: [email protected] [email protected] George Neuber, Roger Reader, Dr. Amy Charkowski, BBackS row (L-R) Rosemary Heinzen, Keith Heinzen, Mobile 715-610-4668 Jerry Kuczmarski, Josie Spurgeon; Email: [email protected] A Mobile 715-610-4668 BackAlex Crockford. row (L-R) Rosemary Heinzen, Keith Heinzen, Josie Spurgeon (Program Asst.) 715-623-4039 J Email: [email protected] Alex Crockford. Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] B

Email: [email protected] A

Kevin Bula (Sr. Inspector) Home 715-627-4226 Email: [email protected] WISCONSIN SEED POTATO MobileMobile 715-610-3644 715-610-3644 IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] Mobile 715-610-3644

Richard Hafner (Sr. Inspector) Email: Home [email protected] 715-627-4439 WISCONSIN SEED POTATO Mobile 715-610-3644 Mobile 715-610-3643 IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION Email:Mobile [email protected] 715-610-3643 Email: r [email protected] Mobile 715-610-3643

Dianna Kessler (Inspector) Home 715-627-1361 Mobile 715-610-3643 MobileMobile 715-610-2640 715-610-2640

James Meyer (Inspector) HomeMobile 715-627-7825 715-610-2640

MobileMobile 715-610-3641 715-610-2640715-610-3641

Mobile 715-610-3641

Mobile 715-610-3641

University of Wisconsin Lelah Starks

Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm

7749 CTH K, Rhinelander, WI 54501

715-282-5530 (Office) 715-282-7319 715-282-7319 (FAX) (FAX)

Keith Heinzen (Ag. Supervisor) 715-282-7319 Home 715-282-5288 (FAX)

715-282-7319MobileMobile 715-610-4667 715-610-4667 (FAX)

Email:Email: [email protected] [email protected] Mobile 715-610-4667 The 2014 Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association

Joshua Kunzman (Res Gardener) Email: [email protected] Mobile Mobile 608-692-2593 608-692-2593 board of directors includes (L-R): Ron Krueger (President), Mobile 715-610-4667 Email: [email protected] Dan Hafner (Vice President), Charlie Mattek (Secretary/ Email: [email protected] Mobile 608-692-2593 Treasurer), Bill Guenthner and Eric Schroeder. George Neuber (Equip Operator) E Mobile Mobile 715-216-9031 715-216-9031 Mobile 608-692-2593 E Mobile 715-216-9031

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WISCONSIN CERTIFIED SEED POTATO

GROWERS DIRECTORY

Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. Guenthner Potato Co., Inc. B N3474 County H, Antigo, WI 54409 P.O. Box 320, Antigo, WI 54409 Office/Farm 715-627-7753 Office/Warehouse 715-623-7877 FAX 715-623-5412 FAX 715-623-7127 Out of State 888-446-7753 Robert Guenthner 715-623-7877 Mike Baginski 715-627-7838 Michael J Fischer 715-610-7037 Mike Baginski Cell 715-216-1240 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] 715-216-1240

[email protected]

Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. Bula Potato Farms, Inc. W8243 County B, Bryant, WI 54418 W11957 Highland Rd., Antigo, WI 54409 Office/Warehouse 715-623-6829 Office / Warehouse 715-275-3430 FAX 715-623-4203 Office / Warehouse FAX 715-275-5051 David Hafner 715-623-6902 Dennis Cell 715-275-5051715-216-1614 Dan Hafner 715-627-4152 Adam Cell 715-216-1613 John Hafner 715-623-6829 Email [email protected]

[email protected]

H Hartman Farms, Inc. Bushman's Riverside Ranch, Inc. N2846 County HH, Antigo, WI 54409 B 1262 Franzen Drive, Wittenberg, WI 54499 Michael Hartman Home 715-623-7083 Brian Cell Wittenberg, WI 715-432-968054499 Michael Hartman Cell 715-219-1802 Brian 715-454-6911 Todd Hartman 715-610-6477 Jonathon 715-454-6203 John Hartman 715-216-2059 FAX 715-454-6506

Farm (Crivitz, WI) 715-757-2160

Email [email protected] Kakes Farms, Ltd. 54418 W8539 Kakes Rd., Bryant, WI 54418 Farm 715-623-6348 Fleischman, David Farms Dan Kakes 715-623-7268 N2568 CTH HH, Antigo, WI 54409 Office 715-623-6353 Dan Kakes Cell 715-216-6348 Fax 715-627-0183 FAX 715-623-4614

Frito-Lay, Inc. Mach's Sunny Acres, Inc. F 4295 Tenderfoot Rd., Rhinelander, WI 54501 3236 County HH, Antigo, WI 54409 Kyle Hibbard 715-365-1622 54501 Office/Warehouse 715-623-5882 FAX 715-365-1620 FAX 715-623-5882 Ronald Mach 715-623-6855 Kenneth Mach 715-627-4187 Gallenberg, Darwin & David 715-623-6586 Email [email protected] W8636 County B, Bryant, WI 54418

Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 54424 Gallenberg Farms, Inc. N5798 Star Neva Rd., Deerbrook, WI 54424 W7932 Edison Rd, Bryant, WI 54418 Farm/Office 715-623-6963 Farm 715-623-7018 FAX 715-627-7245 Roy Gallenberg 715-627-2906 Jim Mattek 715-623-7391 John Gallenberg 715-623-2295 John Mattek 715-623-6864 FAX 715-623-2295715-627-2043 Joe Mattek 715-623-3156 Email [email protected] Mobile [email protected] [email protected] Email [email protected]

Guenthner Farms, Inc. N4653 Chillie Rd., Antigo, WI 54409 Northern Sand Farms Farm 715-627-7683 11263 CTH M, Crandon, WI 54520 Dwayne Guenthner 715-627-0403 David Bula 715-478-3349 Bill Guenthner 715-627-2792 Ed Bula 715-478-3437 Tom Schmidt 715-627-2123 FAX 715-627-0507

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Vermont Valley Community Farm LLC Northern Sand Farms Specialty Growers LLC 8703 Berry Ln Organic Seed Potatoes Crandon, WI 54520 4628 CTH FF, Blue Mounds, WI 5351753517 Justin Bula Office 715-478-1475 David or Jesse Perkins 608-212-7816 Cell 715-216-0760715-889-0666 lEmail [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.northernsandfarms.comwww.northernsandfarms.com0 Website www.organicpotatoseed.comwww.organicpotatoseed.com [email protected]

Rine Ridge Farms, Inc. Wild Seed Farms, Inc. W8132 County O, Bryant, WI 54418 W9797 Cherry Rd., Antigo, WI 54409 Farm/Office 715-627-4819 Warehouse/Office 715-623-3366 FAX 715-623-5245 WATS 888-853-5690 FAX 715-627-4810 Tom Wild Mobile 715-216-1223 Ken Rine 715-623-6791 Dan Wild Mobile 715-216-1225 Ken’s Mobile 715-216-0760 Email [email protected]@antigopro.net Dan’s Mobile 715-216-0765 [email protected] Email [email protected]@yahoo.com i www.wirzinc.comw Wirz, Inc. N3581 Wirz Lane, Antigo, WI 54409 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. / Donald Wirz 715-627-7739 Schroeder Farms, Ltd. WATS 888-257-7739 N1435 County D, Antigo, WI 54409 [email protected] FAX 715-627-4523 Mobile phone 715-216-4035 Office/Farm [email protected] FAX 715-627-4857 Shop 715-627-2860

Warehouse, Schr. Farms, Ltd. 715-627-7022 Email [email protected]@yahoo.com John T. Schroeder 715-623-5735 Website www.wirzinc.comwww.wirzinc.com Pete Schroeder 715-627-4069 Robert Schroeder 54424 715-623-3113 Eric Schroeder Mobile 715-216-0186 Zeloski,Z Felix Farms Email [email protected] Ron Krueger, Farm Manager John T Email [email protected]@sbfi.biz 4334 Chain of54521 Lakes Rd. Eric Email [email protected]@sb fi.biz Eagle River, WI 5452154521 EagleEagle River River Warehouse 715-479-8792715-479-8434 FAX Eagle River 715-479-8792 a Eagle River [email protected] Email [email protected] Seidl Farms, Inc. M [email protected] N5677 Chillie Rd., Deerbrook, WI 5442454424 MobileM 715-891-0832 Farm/Office 715-623-6236 54501 FAX 715-623-4377 Art Seidl 715-623-6236 Frank Seidl 715-484-2052 Jim Fassbender 715-623-6481 Jeff Fassbender 715-216-4433

Sowinski Farms, Inc. - Certified Seed 54501 4698 Tenderfoot Road, Rhinelander, WI 54501 Al Sowinski 715-272-1192

John Hein, Seed Mgr. 715-369-3225 Farm/Office 715-369-3225 FAX 715-369-3226 JamesEmail Shafel Cell [email protected]

Sunnydale Farms, Inc. W9751 County I, Bryant, WI 54418 Farm 715-627-7401

Mike Shafel Cell 715-216-4531 James James ShafelShafel CellCell 715-216-4532 53517 FAX 715-627-4114 Email [email protected]@yahoo.com3 HandsHoands and knees harvesthar intoitesv nt o bagsbags near Antigo.A int go. [email protected] o 12 t www.organicpotatoseed.comw 13

Recent University of Wisconsin Potato Variety PPotato Varieties and Numbered Selections Releases Certified in Crop Year 2014* Accumulator: Round white with yield potential often 20% above comparable varieties. Full season cultivar with large vigorous vines. Variable tuber shape and large set. Intermediate eye depth, moderately netted skin. Susceptible to Common Scab. Freedom Russet: Oblong russet. Late maturity. Plants vigorous, spreading. Good yield capacity and tuber size. Late maturity. Plants Resistant to common scab and Verticillium wilt. Slightly lower specificv gravity than Russet Good Burbank yield capacity. Fresh marketand tuber size. russet. R Slightly l Fresh market Lelah: Round-oval white with smooth skin shallow eyes, r Fresh market and chip production. Medium maturity and vine growth. Has long term and cold storage chipping ability, maintaining a low glucose profile through 9 months.

: Medium short storage chipper, late maturity. Good yielding capacity, good tuber size (40% in the range of 6-10 oz). Very good specific gravity (1.083-1.090). Fairly resistant to early blight and early dying. Less sensitive to blackspotG bruise than Snowden . Very good specific gravity (1.083-1.090). Fairly rNicolet: Round-oval white. Smooth skinLess and sensitive shallow to beyes. Full season with good vine growth. High yielding chipper with good internal quality, medium to long storage

moderate tolerance to Verticillium wilt. Tundra: Round-oval white. Full season maturity. Very large vigorous canopy. Long storage chipper from 48°F for 6-9 months. Low defects. Specific gravity equivalent or higher than Atlantic. Moderate Common scab resistance. New Licensed UW Varieties in Production Pinnacle (W5015-12): High yielding round white with good chipping traits. Chips processed from potatoes stored at 48-50°F can retain light color for six months or more; typically several weeks longer than Snowden. Tolerant to Verticillium , susceptible to Common scab. In US Potato Board Fast-track with large scale commercial trials planned for 2014. High yielding round white with g Red Endeavor (W6002-1R): Fresh market red with very uniform size, shallow eyes, and great color that holds in storage through February. Medium high yield potential, late maturity and long dormancy. In US Potato Board F * Oneida Gold (W6703-1Y): Fresh market yellow potato yielding similar or higher than Yukon Fresh Gold. market Moderate red with very resistanceu to common scab. Smooth skin and maintains good quality in storage. For Trial Evaluation Purposes Fresh market yellow potato *through summer readings only W6234-4rus:y A uniform smooth skin processing russet with low acrylamide levels currently under evaluation in National Fry Processing Trial and other industry trials in 2014.

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MICHAEL HARTMAN & SONS N2846 County Highway HH • Antigo, Wisconsin 54409 DENNIS BULA 715-623-7083 BRENDA BULA Over 40 Years’ Seed Growing Experience — Three Generations ADAM BULA J.W. Mattek & Sons, Inc. Specializing in Foundation and Certified Seed N5798 STAR NEVA RD. DEERBROOK, WI 54424 Telephone: 715-623-6963 • Fax: 715-627-7245 www.certifiedseedpotatoes.com GROWER & SHIPPER W11957 Highland Road Foundation and Certified Antigo, WI 54409 Post Lake: 715-275-3430 Seed Potatoes Specializing in: •Snowden •Atlantic •Pike •Silverton •Russet Norkotah •Russet Norkotah Line 8 •MegaChip •Accumulator •Lamoka Contact: Jim, John or Joe GALLENBERG FARMS, INC. 715-623-6963 N4528 Clover Road, Antigo, WI 54409 Foundation and Certified Seed • Dark Red Norlands • MegaChips • Superiors • Goldrush • Red Endeavor (W6002-1R) • Oneida Gold (W6703-1Y) 715-623-7018 or 715-627-2906 Fax: 715-627-2043 • [email protected]

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Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. Foundation & Certified Seed Potatoes WHITES: REDS: RUSSETS: • Atlantics • Red Norlands • Russet Burbanks • Snowdens • Dark Red • Norkotahs Norlands • Russet Norkotah • Superiors C08 • Pikes • Silverton • MegaChip • TX 296 Norkotah • Lamoka Members of United Potato Growers of Phone: 715-623-2689 Wisconsin Fax: 715-627-4857 [email protected] N1435 Cty Hwy D • Antigo, WI 54409 [email protected] WILD SEED FARMS Atlantics • Superiors • Snowdens Red La Sodas

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• Atlantic • Snowden • Goldrush • • Russet Norkotah • Red Norland • INC. Foundation & Certified Seed Potatoes 715-623-6236 • ATLANTIC • PIKE Art Seidl - Jim Fassbender - Jeff Fassbender • SNOWDEN • MEGACHIP Toll Free: 866-257-7739 • Local: 715-627-7739 Fax: 715-627-4523 • Cell: 715-216-4035 [email protected] • N3581 Wirz Lane - Antigo, WI 54409 www.wirzinc.com

20 21 Important Notes on this Directory Wisconsin Certified Seed Potato Directory Crop Year 2014 1) An asterisk (*) denotes less than an acre. 2) LICENSED VARIETY after the variety name indicates seed

production occurs under legal arrangement with the owner AC96052-1RU LICENSED VARIETY

or agent of the variety, often involving fees. Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 2

3) The figures listed represent acreages meeting field

inspection standards for certified seed potatoes, and does Accumulator ( W2324-1) LICENSED VARIETY not represent full certification. Results of summer field Mach’s Sunny Acres, Inc 11

inspections, tuber inspections and the post-harvest tests Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 27 may be obtained by contacting the program. ______

4) The acreage figures do not necessarily indicate quantities Total Acres Passed 38

of seed available for purchase since a portion of the annual

production is destined for replanting, fresh consumption or LICENSED VARIETY

processing. Gallenberg, Darwin & David 4

5) Late blight notice: No late was found during normal field

inspections. LICENSED VARIETY A Gallenberg, Darwin & David 1

Vermont Valley Community Farm *

Limitation of Warranty ______Total Acres Passed 1 The University of Wisconsin College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade AF4296-3 LICENSED VARIETY and Consumer Protection make no expressed or implied Zeloski, Felix Farms 1 warranties or representations The College as to and freedom Department from disease expressly or qualityd of the seed. The College and Department expressly AF4648-2 LICENSED VARIETY disclaimf any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness Zeloski, Felix Farms 1 forp a particular purpose and only certify that the inspected plant and tuber samples conformed to the standards for AFO338-17 LICENSED VARIETY Zeloski, Felix Farms 5 certification and grading.

Alegria LICENSED VARIETY

The growers of organic seed potatoes listed herein have Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 2 The Wisconsin Seed Potato complied with the rules of seed potato certification in Wisconsin asC codified in WDATCP 156. The Wisconsin Seed Potato All Blue Certification Program and the Wisconsin Department of Vermont Valley Community Farm * Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection enforce these regulationsT and not those of organic production. Amarosa LICENSED VARIETY Then Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program makes Zeloski, Felix Farms * noc warrantee, expressed or implied, on the organic certification of these potatoes. Atlantic Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 73

Kakes Farms, Ltd. 80 Seeh ATCP 156 Mach's Sunny Acres, Inc. 31 https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/atcp/140/156 Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 133 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc 80 Seidl Farms, Inc. 39 Sowinski Farms, Inc.- Cert. Seed 64 This directory was prepared by the Wisconsin Seed Potato Sunnydale Farms, Inc. 27 Certification Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison H Wild Seed Farms, Inc. 140 http://labs.russell.wisc.edu/seedpotato/ and published by Wirz, Inc. 34 Hahn Printing, Eagle River, for the Wisconsin Seed Potato ______Improvement Association www.potatoseed.org Total Acres Passed 703

Austrian Crescent LICENSED VARIETY

Gallenberg, Darwin & David 1

Baltic Cream LICENSED VARIETY Zeloski, Felix Farms *

Banana LICENSED VARIETY Zeloski, Felix Farms *

22 23

Bannock Russet LICENSED VARIETY Kennebec Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 5 Gallenberg, Darwin & David 8 Vermont Valley Community Farm * BeaconB Chipper LICENSED VARIETY ______Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 18 Total Acres Passed 8 Zeloski, Felix Farms 1 ______Lamoka LICENSED VARIETY Total Acres Passed 19 Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 1 Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 95 Belinda LICENSED VARIETY Northern Sand Farms 11 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. * Rine Ridge Farms, Inc. 81 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc 14 Canela Russet LICENSED VARIETY Schroeder Farms, Ltd. 92 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 20 Wirz, Inc. 2

Zeloski, Felix Farms 25 Carola ______Vermont Valley Community Farms 1 Total Acres Passed 310

Dakota Russet LICENSED VARIETY Langlade Zeloski, Felix Farms 1 Guenthner Farms, Inc. 29

Dakota Trailblazer LICENSED VARIETY Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 4 Magic Molly Vermont Valley Community Farm *

Freedom Russet LICENSED VARIETY Marcy LLICENSED VARIETY Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 4 Rine Rine Ridge Ridge Farms, Farms, Inc. Inc. 99

French Fingerling V Vermont Valley Community Farm 1 MMegaChip LLICENSED VARIETY Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 17 German Butterball Gallenberg Farms, Inc. 27 Gallenberg, Darwin & David 3 Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 58 V Vermont Valley Community Farm * Rine Ridge Farms, Inc. 115 ______Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc 4 Total Acres Passed 3 Schroeder Farms, Ltd. 16 Wirz, Inc. 29 Goldrush ______(U.S. Patent No. 5,434,343) Total Acres Passed 267 Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 140 140 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 44 Mercury Russet LLICENSED VARIETY Fleischman, David Farms 58 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 2 Gallenberg Farms, Inc. 66 Guenthner Farms, Inc. 24 Merlot LLICENSED VARIETY Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 30 Zeloski, Felix Farms * Hartman Farms, Inc. 26 Kakes Farms, Ltd. 26 Molli LLICENSED VARIETY Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc 184 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 13 Seidl Farms, Inc. 56 Vermont Valley Community Farm 1 MSK061-4 LICENSED VARIETY Zeloski, Felix Farms 5 ______

Total Acres Passed 653 MSQ086-3 LICENSED VARIETY Zeloski, Felix Farms 1 Jacqueline Lee LICENSED VARIETY Zeloski, Felix Farms * Nicolet (W2133-1) (W2133-1) LLICENSED VARIETY Jelly LICENSEDL VARIETY Northern Sand Farms 22 Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 13 Rine Ridge Farms, Inc. 3 Sowinski Farms, Inc.- Cert. Seed 23 Kea LICENSEDL VARIETY Wirz, Inc. 14 Zeloski, Felix Farms * ______

Total Acres Passed 42

24 25 Norland (Dark Red Selection) Reba Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 71 Guenthner Farms, Inc. 10 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 35 Fleischman, David Farms 86 Red Endeavor (W6002-1R) LICENSEDL VARIETY Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 1 Gallenberg, Darwin & David 4 Gallenberg Farms, Inc. 12 Gallenberg Farms, Inc. 82 Hartman Farms, Inc. 1 Hartman Farms, Inc. 75 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 2 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 159 Sunnydale Farms, Inc. 2 Schroeder Farms, Ltd. 298 Vermont Valley Community Farm * Sunnydale Farms, Inc. 88 * Zeloski, Felix, Farms * Vermont Valley Community Farm 1 ______Zeloski, Felix Farms 20 Total Acres Passed 18 ______

Total Acres Passed 918 Red LaSoda

Mach's Sunny Acres, Inc. 25 Norland (Red Selection) Wild Seed Farms, Inc. 13 Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 61 ______Fleischman, David Farms 57 Total Acres Passed 38

Hartman Farms, Inc 29

Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 48 Red LaSoda 10-3

Seidl Farms, Inc. 29 Guenthner Farms, Inc. 59

Sunnydale Farms, Inc. 10 Mach's Sunny Acres, Inc. 23

Zeloski, Felix Farms 59 Wild Seed Farms, Inc. 48

______

Total Acres Passed 292 Total Acres Passed 129

Oneida Gold (W6703-1Y) LLICENSED VARIETY Red Maria LICENSED VARIETY Gallenberg Farms, Inc. 23 Vermont Valley Community Farm *

Peter Wilcox Vermont Valley Community Farm * Gallenberg, David 22

Pike RoseR Finn Apple Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 94 Zeloski, Felix, Farms 11 Rine Ridge Farms, Inc. 23 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 54 Russet Burbank Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 35 Wirz, Inc. 40 Northern Sand Farms 1 ______1 Schroeder Farms, Ltd. 39 Total Acres Passed 211 39 ______Total Acres Passed 75 75

PPinnacle (W5015-12) LICENSED VARIETY Russet Norkotah Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 1 Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 36 Mattek, J. W. & Sons, Inc. 4 Fleischman, David Farms 144 Northern Sand Farms 1717 144 Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 75 ______75 Hartman Farms, Inc. 29 Total Acres Passed 22 29 Mattek, J.W. & Sons, Inc. 2121 Seidl Farms, Inc. 41 41 L POR02PG37-2 LICENSED VARIETY ______

Bula Potato Farms, Inc. * Total Acres Passed 345345

L Russet Norkotah Sel 8 LICENSED VARIETY Princess LICENSED VARIETY Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 39 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. * Mattek, J.W. & Sons, Inc. 14 14 Purple Pelisse LICENSED VARIETY Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 149 Zeloski, Felix Farms * Zeloski, Felix, Farms * ______Purple Peruvian LICENSED VARIETY Total Acres Passed 202202

Zeloski, Felix Farms *

26 27

Russet Norkotah TX296 LLICENSED VARIETY LICENSED VARIETY Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 64 A Northern Sand Farms 3

Russet Sebago R US-Blue LICENSED VARIETY Gallenberg, Darwin & David 1 Zeloski, Felix Farms 1

Silverton LICENSED VARIETY W6234-4rus MTA REQUIRED – TRIAL ONLY Baginski, Ted & Sons, O Inc. Late maturity.17 Bula Farms, Inc. 10 PBula Potato Farms, Inc. Good yield capacity117 and t Bushman's Resistant Riverside to common Ranch, scab Inc. and Verticillium405 wilt. Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 15 S Fresh W10252-1PW-Fing LICENSED VARIETY

m Mattek, J.W. & Sons, Inc. 75 Zeloski, Felix Farms * Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 58

Schroeder Farms, Ltd. 10 W9962-1RY/Y LICENSED VARIETY 10 Zeloski, Felix Farms * Zeloski, Felix, Farms 20

______W9979-1YR/Y RussetLICENSED Burbank VARIETY Total Acres Passed 717 C Zeloski, Felix Farms * 9 months. Snowbird LICENSED VARIETY Waneta (NY-138) LICENSEDL VARIETY Guenthner Farms, Inc. 10 Sowinski Farms, Inc.- Cert. Seed 2

Good yielding capacity, good tuber size Snowden L ( Very good specific gravity Wega LICENSED VARIETY Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 43 ( Fairly resistant to early blight and early dying. Zeloski, Felix Farms * Kakes Farms, Ltd. 29 L Mattek, J.W. & Sons, Inc. 252 Yukon Gold Northern Sand Farm 24 Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 24 Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 59 Fleischman, David Farms 75 Seidl Farms, Inc. 50 Gallenberg, Darwin & David 7 Sowinski Farms, Inc.- Cert. Seed 50 Sunnydale Farms, Inc. 54 Sunnydale Farms, Inc. Susceptible to Common42 Vermont Valley Community Farm 1 1 s _ Wild Seed Farms, Inc. 25 ______161 Wirz, Inc. 115 Total Acres Passed 161 ______

Total Acres Passed 689 Frito-Lay varieties LICENSED VARIETIES 2,172 Total Acres Passed 2,172

Soraya LICENSED VARIETY

Zeloski, Felix, Farms * * UW Breeding Station lines *

Superior ______

Baginski, Ted & Sons, Inc. 65

Bula Potato Farms, Inc. 20

Fleischman, High David yielding Farms round white with good38 Total Acres Passed - All Varieties 8,648

cGallenberg Farms, Inc. 57

Hafner Seed Farms, Inc. 39

Hartman Farms, Inc. 22

Mach's Sunny Acres, Inc. In US Potato16

B Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc. 29

Sunnydale Farms, Inc. 18

Vermont Valley Community Farm 1

Wild Seed Farms, Fresh marketInc. red with very uniform23 size,

______s

Total Acres Passed 327

Sylvana LICENSED VARIETY Bula Potato Oblong Farms, processing Inc. tuber with smooth 1 skin

w Teton Russet (A008-ITE) LICENSED VARIETY Guenthner Farms, Inc. 7 7

Tundra (W2310-3) LICENSED VARIETY Northern Sand Farms 19 TwTwoo LockwoodLoc wko od harharvesterssertesvo didiggingggi ng on tthehee ““AntigointAh o FlFlats.””.satg 19 28 29

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26.56. 52 433433 407 385

27 441441 415 392

CalculatingitalcualC i g cwtwcn t iinn bulkbul k storagest orraage 27.57.52 449449 423 400 CalculatingaluclaC ttii cwt in bulk storageotsklubnitwcngi rraa eg 28 457457 430 407

CwtCwtwt ini PilePiln = PilePi le e llengthengt h x PiPile l e heiheight ht Xg X PiPile l wwidthdtie h X 0.0.42 42 28.58.52 446446 438 414 Cwt itwC in PileliPn = PileliPe le lengthengtength x Pile liPx heighteihe ht X PileliPXg widthdtiwe Xh X 0.0.4242 29 474474 446 421 (PileP( liP dimensionsdime nsie ns io inn ffeet)et )e 29.59. 52 482482 454 428 (PileP( li dimensionsmdie e nsi ns io inn ffeet)eete ) 30 490490 4 461 4 436 31 506 44767 6 45 0045 TemperaturepemT erratature conversions nco verrsisi sno 32 523523 492 464 33 539539 508 479 TemperaturepemT errataturre e coconversionsnverrsisi sno 34 556556 523 494 °F °––F 32 C = 1.1.88= F = ( C xC x1.8)1. 8) + 32 35 572572 538 508 ° ° ° F ––F 32 ° ° °° ° 36 588588 553 522 °C = 1.8.1= 8 °F = (°° °C x1.8)1.8)x + 32 37 605605 569 537

38 621621 584 551 39 638638 600 566

40 654654 615 580

41 670670 630 594 42 687687 646 609 4 43 703703 6 661 6 623

32 33 34 35