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Nick is a strong supporter of the Healthy Grown program, and Plover River Farms has been a Healthy Grown grower since its inception. Among Nick’s numerous awards over the years are the following: WPVGA Volunteer of the Year (1991); National Potato Council Gold Potato Award (1996 and 2006); NPC Potato Man of the Year (1997); WPVGA Integrated Pest Management Achievement Award (2006); NPC President’s Award (2008); WPVGA Agri-Communicator Award (2011); and WPVGA Industry Appreciation Award (1995 and 2015). Nick is a continual promoter of the industry. He’s on the Spud Bowl Committee, often helps with the Spudmobile promotions, visits the produce section of every food store, often encouraging the produce manager to display potatoes more visibly, and he looks for every
opportunity to discuss the benefits of eating potatoes, even with people sitting next to him on an airplane. Nick’s passion and love is the potato and vegetable industry. And he will never stand still; he is continually trying to improve everything about Wisconsin agriculture. Nick and his wife, Dianne, have two children, Douglas and Heidi, one
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Above: Standing, left to right, are WPVGA's newest Hall of Fame member, Nick Somers, his daughter, Heidi Foote, son, Douglas Somers, nephew's wife, Amy Wanta, niece, Naomi Wanta, nephew, Bill Wanta Jr., wife, Dianne Somers, and nephew, Jason Wanta. Seated are Nick's brother-in-law, Bill Wanta Sr., and sister, Elsie Wanta.
son-in-law, Mike Foote, and two grandchildren, Leanna and Amelia. Nick and Dianne will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary this year!
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