The Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association's board of directors will have a new president for the coming year. Alex Okray of Okray Family Farms in Plover was elected by his fellow directors during the group's annual meeting last week. He replaces outgoing board leader Bill Guenthner of Guenthner Farms Inc. near Antigo.
Randy Fleishauer of Plover River Farms, Stevens Point, will be the new vice president of the board. Guenthner was elected Secretary; and Mike Carter of Bushmans' Inc., Rosholt, was elected treasurer.
John Bustamante of Wysocki Family of Companies, Bancroft; Wendy Dykstra of Alsum Farms & Produce, Friesland; Josh Knights of Heartland Farms, Inc., Hancock; Charlie Mattek of J.W. Mattek & Sons, Inc., Deerbrook; and J.D. Schroeder of Schroeder Bros. Farms, Inc., Antigo.
Meanwhile, the WPVGA Associate Division Board elected Julie Cartwright of Jay-Mar, Inc., Plover, to be its president for 2022. Matt Selenske from Allied Cooperative's Pest Pros Division, Adams, is vice president of the board.
Also last week, the group inducted Paul Miller of Paul Miller Farms, Inc. near Hancock into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame. J.D. Schroeder of Schroeder Brothers Farms, Antigo, was named the WPVGA Volunteer of the Year. The 2022 Young Grower of the Year Award goes to Wendy Alsum-Dykstra, chief operating officer for Alsum Farms & Produce, Inc. And the Researcher of the Year Award went to Amber Walker, who is a manager at the Hancock Agricultural Research Station.
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