Sustainability

Schroeder Sustainable

  • 94% of potato seed comes from within Wisconsin reducing freight and carbon footprint
  • Practice Integrated Pest Management and crop scouting
  • Plant all crops utilizing GPS to increase land use efficiency
  • Promote good crop rotation with three different tracks of crops (potato, alfalfa, oats, clover, soybeans and corn)
  • Utilize remote monitoring of irrigation, irrigation scheduling and water probes
  • Implement a Nutrient Management Plan
  • Certified applicators for chemicals
  • Purchase equipment, supplies, seed, vehicles, services, and all other inputs locally when possible
  • 100% family owned

 

John T checking seed depth and spacing
John T checking seed depth and spacing

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