National Potato Council (NPC) has joined more than 300 ag and trade organizations urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to avoid negative impacts on U.S. farmers and…
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During the National Potato Council (NPC) Washington Summit, the organization’s Board of Directors passed the following resolution to guide the council’s advocacy efforts: WHEREAS, the U.S. potato industry generates over…
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Council installs 2025 Executive Committee during NPC Washington Summit The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2025 roster of Executive Committee leaders this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit….
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that specialty crop producers have an additional two days to apply for assistance to help offset higher marketing and production costs. Most notably,…
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The National Potato Council (NPC) welcomed USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of a new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops initiative, which, according to a USDA press release, will “provide $2 billion…
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The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has announced the 2025 class of the potato industry’s Leadership Institute. Over the 10-day program, Feb. 19-28, participants will receive an…
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By Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council U.S. agriculture faces numerous challenges, and one of the most destructive is a pest or disease that is extremely difficult or impossible to…
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Last week, NPC VP of Legislative Affairs Dean Gibson and NPC CEO Kam Quarles were in Sun Valley, Idaho, at the Idaho Grower Shippers Association Annual Meeting. During that meeting,…
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Current record-high U.S. agricultural trade deficit numbers are projected to dramatically increase to $42.5 billion in fiscal year 2025, reported USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) in late August. The 2025 projection marks…
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In a significant legal development, a federal judge in Georgia ruled this week that a Labor Department regulation allowing H-2A farmworkers to engage in advocacy and self-organization is unconstitutional. The…
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