On July 13, the National Potato Council welcomed introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution recognizing the importance of commodity checkoff programs, such as the National Potato Promotion Board (also known […]
Author: Mark Szymanski
This week NPC partnered with the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) to host its annual Agency Farm Tour in Washington’s Columbia Basin for USDA and EPA staff. The annual tour […]
On July 13, 2023, the news outlet CBC Canada reported that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) revealed a new detection of potato wart on Price Edward Island. According to […]
On June 23, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and nine co-sponsors – Reps. Newhouse (WA-4), Costa (CA-21), Simpson (ID-2), Panetta (CA-19), Valadao (CA-22), Carbajal (CA-24), Duarte (CA-13), Cuellar (TX-28), and […]
June 27-29, 2023, President RJ Andrus brought the industry together for NPC’s Summer Meeting in Lake Tahoe. The event included committee and board meetings, and an overview of the industry’s […]
The 2023 edition of the Annual Potato Yearbook is now available, highlighting progress on NPC’s national legislative, regulatory, and marketing priorities. The Yearbook also features updated U.S. and world potato […]
On Thursday, May 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated WOTUS ruling (Sackett vs. EPA), pushing back against federal government expansion of the Clean Water Act (CWA). In […]
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 […]
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 […]
