Rhinelander is home to two important UW farms for the potato industry. One is the Rhinelander Agricultural Research Station, also known as the Lelah Starks Potato Breeding Farm, which is where the early generations of the potato breeding program are grown and evaluated. The other key farm is the Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm, which produces foundation seed for commercial seed potato growers. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program, the Seed Farm hosted a field day. I spent Thursday working with the staff of the Breeding Farm, and then on Friday we got dressed up to attend the field day.
At the conclusion of the field day lunch was provided, including WI potato chips.
