On May 11, 2023, a bipartisan letter signed by 35 members of the House and Senate was sent to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging his assistance on opening the Japanese […]
Author: Mark Szymanski
Representing the interests of the National Potato Council and the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), long-time NPC consultant Matt Lantz of Bryant Christie, Inc. testified on Thursday before the U.S. […]
On April 6, President Biden vetoed a bipartisan effort to overturn the Administration’s “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) regulation. The joint resolution of disapproval, which was endorsed by the National […]
On March 29, the Senate passed an NPC-endorsed joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden Administration’s “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule by a vote of 53-43. The bipartisan […]
At a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing on Thursday on the topic of President Biden’s 2023 trade policy agenda, Members of the Committee pressed U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai […]
This week, NPC joined a letter to House and Senate leadership in support of the Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act (SHIP IT). According to the letter, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2023 roster of Executive Committee members this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit. During the Annual Meeting of the […]
This week, 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 2023 […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Potato Council (NPC) today announced the release of Measuring the Economic Significance of the U.S. Potato Industry, a comprehensive analysis on the domestic economic impact […]
(Feb. 1, 2023) – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, […]
