Bartling's Manitowish Cranberry Co

07/25/2026

Our cranberry leaf compost being used at Saxon Harbor! A great example of one way to use our compost. 🚜 🍃

05/22/2026

The more data, the better... Every few minutes, research-grade instruments take new measurements of air and soil temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, and more on our farm. We're working with UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences and Wisconet, a statewide network of high-quality weather stations, to understand our growing environment in a new, modern way.

Read the full article here: https://grow.cals.wisc.edu/departments/features/high-tech-eyes-on-fields-and-skies

Video: https://vimeo.com/1140106860?fl=pl&fe=sh

  If you closed your eyes — and maybe if David Bartling BS’13 wasn’t trying to shout over the roar of harvesting machinery — you might guess he was talking about his software business or a che…

05/18/2026

An early spring morning on our farm after a night of frost protection.

04/28/2026

1940s & 1950s - The early days of cranberries in Manitowish Waters.

Learn more - www.manitowishcranberry.com/history

03/31/2026

Learning how to grow cranberries with Grandpa! 🚜

Mike (3rd generation) with Ford (5th generation)

03/12/2026

It’s National Bubblegum Week — and cranberry innovation is popping in Wisconsin!

While there is now a national goal of artificial food dyes being phased out by 2027, researchers at UW–Madison have been developing natural alternatives using cranberries. Professor Bradley Bolling and his team have created a patented process to extract vibrant red pigments.

The goal? Not just vibrant natural color, but the possibility of delivering health-promoting antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits of cranberries in new formats. They have added it to chewing gum and are investigating how cranberry compounds are released and absorbed in a human study.

It’s a great reminder of the versatility of Wisconsin cranberries — from the marsh to cutting-edge food innovation.

Learn more and view the full story in the comments!

12/04/2025

Research-grade instruments are taking measurements of air and soil temp, humidity, precipitation, wind and more right on our farm, thanks to University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wisconet. Wisconet is a statewide network of high-quality weather stations providing valuable, local data to farmers.

Read the article to learn more about farming for the future. 🚜

UW‘s statewide network of hyper-local weather stations gives Wisconsin growers a powerful tool to reduce costs and improve yields.