Last week, an advisory panel created in the wake of a political firestorm over the PEI potato wart crisis submitted a report to the Canadian federal government. This panel was […]
Author: Mark Szymanski
WASHINGTON – On Jan. 4-5, more than 1,800 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2023, hosted by the National Potato Council, […]
Despite the efforts of many in U.S. agriculture and Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a last-ditch attempt to pass ag labor reform on the Omnibus Spending bill failed on Thursday. The […]
On Tuesday morning, the details of a $1.7 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill to fund the federal government for FY23 was released and included provisions vital to the future of the […]
Yesterday at a press conference held in the Capitol Building, the National Potato Council endorsed legislation introduced by Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet that improves upon the House-passed Farm Workforce […]
WASHINGTON – In only the third time in its 74-year history, the National Potato Council today released a new logo that better reflects its public policy focus and roots in […]
This week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced to the U.S. their intention to “modernize” the Long Term Management Plan that is intended to deal with potato wart on Prince […]
On Nov. 21, USDA announced proposed changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC. The rule incorporates recommendations from the 2017 NASEM report […]
WASHINGTON – On Thurs., Nov. 10, the National Potato Council and a dozen state potato associations issued a letter to USDA Undersecretary of Marketing and Regulatory Services Jenny Moffitt calling […]
This morning, media reported on another potato wart find on Prince Edward Island, Canada (“CFIA identifies fourth potato wart case,” peicanada.com). This latest find reinforces USDA’s conclusions in its recent […]
