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The 2024 Big Idaho® Potato Harvest Meeting is on Nov. 13. The potato industry will hear from leaders in Ag and special guests.
Schedule
7:30 am
Doors Open – Open Registration
8:30 am
EVENT STARTS
Robert Spendlove, Senior Economist, Zions Bank
“Idaho’s Economic Frontier: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead”
Kim Breshears, CMO, Potatoes USA
“The Changing Marketplace: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities”
Kam Quarrels, CEO, National Potato Council
“Advancing Priorities for the Potato Industry in a Chaotic Washington DC”
Chanel Tewalt, Executive Director, Idaho Department of Agriculture
“Idaho Agricultural Affairs Update”
10:15 am
BREAK
Shawn Boyle, President, Idaho Growers and Shippers Association
“Supporting Success: How the Idaho Grower Shippers Association Serves the Idaho Potato Industry”
Bob Warnock, VP Produce, Performance Foodservice
“Performance Food, Group: Distributing Potatoes for Foodservice”
Jeramiah Dickey, Director of Athletics, Boise State University
“College Athletics Today”
Jamey Higham, President/CEO, Idaho Potato Commission
“FY24-25 IPC Business Update”
12:00 PM
LUNCH
When: November 13, 2024:
- 7:30 a.m. Check In and Networking
- 8:30 a.m., Event Starts
- Lunch Served After
Where: Idaho State University ICCU Bengal Alumni Center
Registration: Idaho Potato Commission
Hotel Room Block: Marriott Courtyard Pocatello
Everyone in the Idaho potato industry is invited to attend, especially growers.
