National Potato Council

By Bob Mattive, President, National Potato Council As U.S. potato growers and industry allies flew into Washington, D.C. in late February to attend NPC’s annual Washington Summit, they had a…

U.S. potato growers and allied partners from across the country united as an industry to fulfill NPC’s mission of “Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.” The 2024 Washington Summit,…

National Potato Council (NPC) has announced that Potato Expo 2025 will be held in Orlando, Fla., not Las Vegas as originally planned. The annual event will be January 9-10, 2025…

The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2024 roster of Executive Committee members this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit. During the Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates, Bob…

The National Potato Council (NPC) today revealed its latest report on the economic impact of the U.S. potato industry. The report assessed the economic contribution of U.S. potato and potato…

Potato Expo, held January 10-11 in Austin, Texas set all-time records in the number of attendees and trade show booths. 2,320 people attended and there were 216 exhibitors. We’ll have…

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced bipartisan legislation on November 14 to help farmers fight through trade barriers and sell more fruits,…

The inability of the House to elect a new Speaker has numerous trickle-down consequences, NPC CEO Kam Quarles told the Ag Information Network this week. “Given this environment, I don’t…