National Potato Council

Potato Talks, located on the Expo Stage, is accepting proposals for the Potato Expo 2023 being held January 4-5 in Aurora, Colo. Potato Talks is a cultivator of ideas and…

The bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S. 3580), which aims to end port bottlenecks by lowering shipping rates and ensuring more access to container vessels, was officially signed into law June 16…

The Colorado Potato Administrative Committee hosted USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Moffitt, Colorado Governor Jared Polis, representatives from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, and other stakeholders…

During a FY23 budget hearing on April 28 of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack cited the…

The National Potato Council (NPC) has opened registration for its 2022 Summer Meeting. This year’s Summer Meeting is co-hosted by 2022 President Jared Balcom (Pasco, Wash.), 2021 President Dominic LaJoie…

In Mexico last week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos to discuss their shared priorities on agriculture trade, science-based…

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) published a report that analyzed the war in Ukraine and other factors that have contributed to high commodity prices and food insecurity. The study found that a…

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act (OSRA), a bill designed to address port blockages, passed the Senate on March 31. The House, which earlier passed its own version of the bill,…

President Biden released a $5.8 trillion budget plan on March 28, which proposes new tax increases along with the elimination of vital research funding for the potato industry. “Fortunately, this…

National Potato Council Statement in Response to USDA Announcement on the Resumption of Trade Between PEI and the United States After Latest Potato Wart Find The National Potato Council (NPC)…