Friday Canning leads Wisconsin in vegetable canning output
New Richmond based Friday Canning Corp dominates private label vegetable canning in the state with plants in Coleman, Gillett, Markesaw, Oakfield, Cambria, Eden, Sussex and a Shawano shipping center. In New Richmond the operation handled a record 2,593,843 cases last year with 60 weekly staff and nearly 2 million dollars in annual payroll. The firm sources local crops near plants, buys outside crops like lima beans from Galesville, and serves brokers, institutions, and increasing off premise meals.
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Friday Canning Corp
New Richmond
Coleman and Gillett
Wisconsin
Markesaw, Oakfield
Cambria
Eden
Sussex
Milwaukee
Shawano
Sachse
Wet beets and vegetables show strong yields for growers
Wet harvesting weather boosted crop quality and quantity for the growers. The company, owning much of its harvesting gear and supplying seeds, reported excellent yields across peas, wax beans, green beans, and sweet corn despite a dry spell in late June and July. Root crops may lag, with carrots entering well the week of October 7 11 while beet fields remained waterlogged mid month.
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Art Sachse
Richmond
Sachse
Searles Cranberry Marsh Shows Long Family Harvest Era
Harold Searles runs A. Searles & Son a 75 acre cranberry marsh in Burnett County Wisconsin with his son Danny directing modern on site bagging and processing. The operation blends old and new methods from hand scrubbed berries to automated harvesters water wash and on site bagging for wholesale markets nationwide. The Searles family history dates back 110 years with Andrea and Andrew Searles and grandson Harold noting heirloom Jum bo variety and ongoing automation while facing weather and crop challenges.
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Mr. Searles
Harold
Danny Searles
Ocean Spray Cooperative
A. Searles & Son
Burnett County
Searles
Wisconsin
Andrew Searles
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Clarence D
Wood County
Marsh
Wisconsin Rapids
Andrew
Clarence
Claire
Searles Keeps Family Hertel Mill Running a Century In
Harold Searles oversees washing and sorting at his Hertel area mill. He is the third generation to run the century-old family business, continuing a long local craft tradition.
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Harold Searles
Hertel
Searles
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