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The 2022 National Potato Council (NPC) Executive Committee hosts the NPC Washington Summit, Feb. 28-March 3, which brings the industry together to “Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.”
This includes leading growers and industry partners as they visit with their representatives in Congress to communicate the industry’s policy priorities.
The industry’s policy priorities at this year’s Summit include:
Supply chain challenges and inflation’s impact on the potato industry;
Enhancing the U.S. potato industry through proactive trade policies;
Encouraging the Senate to improve upon the Farm Workforce Modernization Act;
Investing in the U.S. potato industry via the appropriations process;
Protecting potatoes in USDA school meal programs.
For more on NPC’s policy priorities, visit nationalpotatocouncil.org/advocacy.
