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ORGANIC GROWER
Plowing
Path
Katrina Becker,
owner of Cattail
Organics, has
long had an
interest in
agriculture
BY KEITH LORIA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Her Own
C
attail Organics produces
organic vegetables, melons,
seedlings, maple syrup and
herbs from its Athens-based farm in
north central Wisconsin.
The company began in 2017 after
owner Katrina Becker wanted to
find a new opportunity and life
change. She transitioned out of
another farm business, Stoney Acres
Farm, that she was involved in for
about a dozen years.
" I had managed vegetable
production at that farm and was
looking to start a new operation, "
Becker said. " I obviously had some
experience setting up a vegetable
farm in the region and had established
accounts, so in many ways, the farm
30 | WINTER 2025 ORGANIC GROWER
built on my past experience. "
She started her new venture,
which grows tomatoes and melons
including cantaloupe and Korean
cantaloupe, somewhat small, mainly
focusing on small farmers markets
and small sales to schools and
grocery and restaurant accounts.
" At first, we were just doing three
acres of production, " Becker said.
" We actually grow on a very small
footprint with only about 17 acres
tillable. Most of my farm, which is 50
acres, is wooded. "
During that first year, Cattail
Organics put up a pack shed, which
eventually became a four-season
insulated packing building; started
a heated greenhouse for vegetable,

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of March 2025

Editor's Letter
Southeast Honors
Specialty crop industry braces for policy shifts
Michigan ag leaders spearhead H-2A education campaign
Idaho gold
Celebrating women in agriculture
2025 disease survey report
Disease challenges
Organic Grower Winter 2025
40 Under Forty Fresh Views
Farm Market & Agritourism
Ag Labor Review
Classifieds
Advertiser Index
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March 2025 - Editor's Letter
March 2025 - 5
March 2025 - Southeast Honors
March 2025 - 7
March 2025 - Specialty crop industry braces for policy shifts
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March 2025 - 10
March 2025 - Michigan ag leaders spearhead H-2A education campaign
March 2025 - Idaho gold
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March 2025 - Celebrating women in agriculture
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March 2025 - 2025 disease survey report
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March 2025 - Disease challenges
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March 2025 - Organic Grower Winter 2025
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March 2025 - 40 Under Forty Fresh Views
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March 2025 - Farm Market & Agritourism
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March 2025 - Ag Labor Review
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March 2025 - Classifieds
March 2025 - Advertiser Index
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