2025 NPC Washington Summit
Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill!
February 24-28, 2025
Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf
Washington, D.C.
Hear from Top Officials and Policy Experts
Meeting Hotel
Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf
480 L’Enfant Plaza SW
Washington, D.C. 20024
Reconnect at the 2025 NPC Washington Summit and Unite in Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill!
NPC’s annual Washington Summit provides a forum for potato industry members to discuss, define, and advocate for the policy priorities impacting their businesses and protecting their ability to farm.
Throughout the week, participants:
- Hear from the nation’s top political and policy experts
- Welcome NPC’s new officers and grower leaders
- Meet with members of Congress representing potato-growing states and districts
- … and unite as an industry in Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill!
During the 2025 NPC Washington Summit, attendees will advocate for issues such as keeping potatoes in federal nutrition programs, promoting free and fair-trade agreements, and protecting tax policies that support the long-term health of family-owned farming operations.
Social Media
During @potatoexpo 2025, Eye on Potatoes podcast host @talkinaglane sat down with NPC CEO Kam Quarles and Randy Russell, President of The Russell Group, for a live podcast recording to reflect on the outcomes of the 2024 election and forecast how the policies being floated by the incoming Trump Administration and new Congress could impact growers in 2025 and beyond.
Podcast link in bio.
Jan 16
During @potatoexpo 2025, Eye on Potatoes podcast host @talkinaglane sat down with NPC CEO Kam Quarles and Randy Russell, President of The Russell Group, for a live podcast recording to reflect on the outcomes of the 2024 election and forecast how the policies being floated by the incoming Trump Administration and new Congress could impact growers in 2025 and beyond.
Podcast link in bio.
Come join us for a detailed panel discussion on how NPC and our allies are maintaining and enhancing export market access for U.S. potatoes.
Featuring panelists, Kim Breshears, Chief Marketing Officer at Potatoes USA, Matt Lantz, Senior VP, Global Access at Bryant Christie, and Luis Moreno, Mexico Representative, at Potatoes USA. Moderated by Kam Quarles, CEO at the National Potato Council.
#PotatoExpo #MeetandPotatoes
Jan 10
Come join us for a detailed panel discussion on how NPC and our allies are maintaining and enhancing export market access for U.S. potatoes.
Featuring panelists, Kim Breshears, Chief Marketing Officer at Potatoes USA, Matt Lantz, Senior VP, Global Access at Bryant Christie, and Luis Moreno, Mexico Representative, at Potatoes USA. Moderated by Kam Quarles, CEO at the National Potato Council.
#PotatoExpo #MeetandPotatoes
📝 How will the new federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans impact your operation.? Join us in a discussion featuring Kam Quarles, CEO at NPC and Beth Johnson, CEO & Founder at Food Directions. #PotatoExpo #MeetandPotatoes
Jan 10
📝 How will the new federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans impact your operation.? Join us in a discussion featuring Kam Quarles, CEO at NPC and Beth Johnson, CEO & Founder at Food Directions. #PotatoExpo #MeetandPotatoes
🤔 How will EPA impact your farm this year? Come join us for a discussion on the strategies being developed by the EPA on your use of key pesticides.
Panelists include Mike Aerts, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs at the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, and Elyssa Arnold, Regulatory Risk Assessor, USDA Office of Pesticide Management Policy Moderator.
The panel will be moderated by Mike Wenkel, Chief Operating Officer, at the National Potato Council. Come join us! #PotatoExpo #MeetandPotatoes
Jan 9
🤔 How will EPA impact your farm this year? Come join us for a discussion on the strategies being developed by the EPA on your use of key pesticides.
Panelists include Mike Aerts, Vice President, Science and Regulatory Affairs at the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, and Elyssa Arnold, Regulatory Risk Assessor, USDA Office of Pesticide Management Policy Moderator.
The panel will be moderated by Mike Wenkel, Chief Operating Officer, at the National Potato Council. Come join us! #PotatoExpo #MeetandPotatoes