National Potato Council

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)…

On Monday, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Angus King (I-Maine), U.S. Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) and Kurt Schrader (D-Oregon), and 30 of their congressional colleagues issued a bipartisan, bicameral letter calling…

The 2022 National Potato Council (NPC) Executive Committee hosts the NPC Washington Summit, Feb. 28-March 3, which brings the industry together to “Stand Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.” This…

Washington’s Jared Balcom elected 2022 President On Feb. 28, during the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2022 Washington Summit, Jared Balcom of Pasco, Wash., was elected to serve as NPC’s 2022…

Online bidding starts December 1 for the Potato Expo 2022 silent auction to benefit the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF). Click here to learn more.

National Potato Council (NPC) Executive Committee members Jared Balcom and Ted Tschirky were able to join NPC CEO Kam Quarles as he visited Washington state in November. “It was great…