. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Wisconsin Field Da^ Called 'Biggest' Yet By FREDERICK M. POSS As the last humid dog days of August finally ripen crops planted long months earlier, cranberry growers from across the north country of Wisconsin make it a practice to gather their thoughts— before they attempt to gather the bounty of their bogland. This ritual gathering of trade and technology is called a Tield ; And this year growers, manufacturers, sales- men, and processors could truly boast they had ventured far afield in search of a successful harvest. Th
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Wisconsin Field Da^ Called 'Biggest' Yet By FREDERICK M. POSS As the last humid dog days of August finally ripen crops planted long months earlier, cranberry growers from across the north country of Wisconsin make it a practice to gather their thoughts— before they attempt to gather the bounty of their bogland. This ritual gathering of trade and technology is called a Tield ; And this year growers, manufacturers, sales- men, and processors could truly boast they had ventured far afield in search of a successful harvest. The 1986 Wisconsin Cranberry Field Day was held Wednesday, August 6. Hosted by the cooperative efforts of the John Rezin Jr. family and the Ocean Spray Cranberry Processing Plant, the sharing of information and business practices was impressive. "The biggest and best yet!" was Nodji Van Wychen's response to how the show came off, and as the vice presi- dent of the Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Association, she is in a posi- tion to know. Her association spon- sored the field day this year along with help from the Monroe County and University of Wisconsin Extension office. A record crowd eagerly signed up for tours and lunch tickets at the Ocean Spray Plant. Jim Peterson, manager0| the Warrens Receiving Station, wae jI busy man from 9 to 10:30 a, somewhere between 800 and 1,000 pec pie showed up for the festivities. And no one was left disappointed!- at least as far as Nodji's helpmate, Jin Van Wychen was concerned. "There were nearly 100 indoor am outdoor exhibitors this year," h explained. "And when people weren' touring the state-of-the-art cranberr processing facility that Ocean Spra constructed at Warrens, they were tal ing a bus tour of the John Rezin J cranberry A RECORD NUMBER of visitors toured the Ocean Spray Receiving Plant located betweei Tomah and Warrens. Buses shuttled people to the nearby North Tomah Cranberry Companj too, so t
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