USDA Seeks Nominees for the National Potato Promotion Board

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking nominees for the National Potato Promotion Board to succeed 65 members with terms that expire Feb. 28, 2023. The deadline for nomination is Aug. 15, 2022.

Nominees are requested to succeed members in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming for the 2023 to 2026 term. Nominees are also requested to succeed importers for the same term.

Nominations for producer members are submitted by potato producers in various states. Importers nominate importer members. Contact your state program manager or Chelsea Gray at the Potatoes USA (303) 369-7783. You may also contact Alex Caryl, branch chief, Mid-Atlantic Region at (202) 253-4768 or Alexandra.Caryl@usda.gov.