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Canopy Gardens Celebrates 20th Anniversary

In 1994, Pete and Pam Augustyn prayed for a family business, and when they visited a neighboring hydroponic greenhouse, they knew their prayers had been answered. Canopy Gardens began as a small family business in 1995 and grew, just like the plants grow every year. They started with four bays, and through two additions, grew…

Congratulations to Christopher Eckerman, from Antigo, for being awarded the 2015 Beginning Cheesemaker Scholarship from Wisconsin Cheese Originals.

Congratulations to Christopher Eckerman, from Antigo, for being awarded the 2015 Beginning Cheesemaker Scholarship from Wisconsin Cheese Originals. Christopher is a full-time student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison majoring in Food Science. The $2,500 scholarship will help him towards his goal of becoming a cheesemaker. Remember, Wisconsin is the only state to require cheesemakers to…

Mob Grazing, Is It For You?

Mob Grazing, is it for you? | Langlade County Madison, Wis. – Mob Grazing is a “new” grazing technique that has been slowly sweeping Wisconsin and the upper-Midwest for the last decade. This technique attempts to simulate historical grazing patterns conducted by native herbivores with a range of domesticated livestock. While Mob Grazing is similar…

Robbins Flooring Moved From Parquetry to Manufacturing NCAA Basketball Courts

Robbins Inc., with a plant in White Lake, traces its roots to the 1894 founding of the Cincinnati Floor Company by Robert A. Stoehr. Still headquartered in Cincinnati, the company originally designed and manufactured fine parquetry that replicated designs from English royalty and French chalets. Through four generations and 120 years of operation, the business…

UW-Extension Field Crop Management Videos Provide Information to Farmers in the Field

March 2015 Contact: Roger Schmidt, (608)316-0550, roger.schmidt@wisc.edu Madison, Wis. – The more information farmers have about farming, the more successful they might be. Growers often combine experience and science when making management decisions. However, finding the time to read textbooks or long journal articles can be challenging, so University of Wisconsin- Extension specialists recorded videos…

Unique Professions Building Mixes Spa, Salon-Type Services Downtown

A longtime downtown professional building is being reinvigorated, and those using the services it houses may soon feel the same. Stefanie Tatro and her husband, Joe, have purchased the former Clermont Centre at 612 Clermont St., remodeled it to attract new clients, and renamed it Unique Professions. “Ideally I would like to enhance the salon/spa…

Women Farmland Owners Invited to Free Conservation Workshops

Women who own or manage farmland in Wisconsin are invited to a free workshop in May to support female landowners in learning about conservation practices and building local connections. Women Caring For the Land is an innovative program facilitated by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) and the Women, Food & Agriculture Network…

At Johnson Electric Coil, Employees Are Key

Johnson Electric Coil Company started in 1934 in the basement of Lawrence Johnson’s home in Elmwood Park Ill. While expansion and relocation has occurred, they remain a family owned business doing about $11 million in business per year. They currently employ about 75 people. Johnson Electric Coil manufactures custom transformers and inductors for industrial equipment.…

New Furniture Store Opens On City’s North Side

Decades of furniture experience are converging on Antigo’s north side. Lakeland Furniture & Mattress, owned by Rich and Melissa Biller, has opened its doors in the North Town Centre, offering an amazing array of items in every price range. The Billers, together with manager Kory Walters, bring dozens and dozens of years of experience to…

Zelazoski Wood Products is Mainstay in Antigo

Antigo’s Zelazoski Wood Products began in 1924 as The Thos. Zelazoski Mfg. Co. and has grown to become a major supplier of everything from brush handles and ukulele necks to baseball bats and ice-fishing rigs. The original plant was a converted blacksmith shop in the area of Third Avenue and Superior Street in Antigo. Tom…

Tyson Events Center Gears Up For NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship With New Court

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) – The Tyson Events Center is gearing up for this year’s NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship. With 32 teams coming to the Tyson Events Center for the annual NAIA tournament, preparations are already underway to make sure the center is ready for the big event that starts Wednesday. One of the biggest…

Andy Merry Received Award For Service and Leadership

Wisconsin Seed Potato Improvement Association present Andy Merry of Crop Care of Langlade County, LLC, Antigo, with the Wisconsin Seed Potato Industry Leadership Award for his outstanding service and leadership in the seed potato industry over the past year. Andy Merry is on of our Langlade County Economic Development Corporation’s board members. Source: The Badger Common’…