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Home>NPC News>Letters and comments

Category: Letters and comments

After USDA Risk Assessment, NPC Urges Increased Protections to Prevent PEI Potato Wart Spread

November 10, 2022

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...

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NPC Calls on EPA to Reject Petition to Regulate Pesticide-Treated Seeds

September 27, 2022

As EPA approaches a September 30 deadline to decide whether to act on a petition seeking a rulemaking or a formal agency interpretation for pesticidal seed treatments, NPC and...

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NPC, Ag Groups Urge Senate Vote on McKalip

September 27, 2022

NPC joined more than one hundred U.S. ag groups on Tuesday urging Senate leadership to schedule a floor vote on Doug McKalip’s nomination as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the...

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NPC, Ag Workforce Coalition Calls on Congress to Address Labor Crisis

August 03, 2022

The National Potato Council joined 445 agricultural trade associations, agribusinesses, and farmer co-ops yesterday on a letter to Senate leaders urging the passage of an agriculture workforce reform bill...

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U.S. Potato Industry Responds to USDA’s Decision to Resume PEI Imports

May 06, 2022

On behalf of the U.S. potato industry, NPC and 11 state organizations wrote to Secretary Vilsack to express disappointment over USDA’s recent decision to allow for the resumption of...

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U.S. Industry Calls for Suspension of All PEI Exports Over Latest Wart Find

November 20, 2021

As reported previously, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced the suspension of seed potato exports from Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the United States after potato wart was...

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NPC Endorses Bronaugh Nomination for USDA Deputy Secretary

February 13, 2021

On a letter to the leaders of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, NPC joined nearly 60 food and agriculture associations on a letter supporting the nomination...

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NPC Calls on President-elect Biden to Support Ag Transportation Priorities

January 07, 2021

NPC calls for the incoming administration’s support transportation policies for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products.

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NPC Urges Congress to Correct Unexpected PPP Tax Burden in Lame Duck

December 04, 2020

NPC joined 564 national and regional business groups on Thursday calling for Congress to enact legislation before the end of the year that corrects the tax treatment of loan...

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NPC Supports Bill Providing Ag Exemption for Hours-of-Service Rules

October 08, 2020

NPC joined dozens of ag groups on a letter of support for the Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act of 2020, which would modernize the agricultural exemption...

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