Category: NPC News

Responding to a July 2024 letter authored by bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack this week emphatically stated that the previous measures USDA has taken...

Today the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. It is open for comments through Dec....

Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate this week issued a letter led by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) urging USDA...

This week EPA released their Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for Mancozeb, which includes a proposed cancelation of on-farm seed treatment of potatoes with all formulations along with other label changes...

Last week, a $50 million surplus commodity purchase for potatoes was announced by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This announcement came in response to a request made by...

This week, 2024 NPC President and Colorado potato grower Bob Mattive brought the industry together for NPC’s Summer Meeting, hosted this year in Fort Collins, Colorado. The event included...

The 2024 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...

The National Potato Council welcomed Thursday’s action by the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee to pass a Fiscal Year 2025 bill that includes language...

On June 27 at the 2024 Summer Meeting, the NPC Board of Directors adopted the following resolution urging Congressional support for passing a bipartisan Farm Bill before the end...