Category: Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2025 roster of Executive Committee leaders this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit. During the Annual Meeting of...

WASHINGTON – National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles issued the following statement congratulating Brooke Rollins, who was confirmed today by the full Senate to serve as Secretary of the...

WASHINGTON – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) today called on Congress to advance a bipartisan farm bill that prioritizes investments in specialty crops, ensuring the long-term viability and...

WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council (NPC) today welcomed USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack’s announcement of a new Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops initiative, which, according to a USDA press release, will...

Fresh off the largest Potato Expo in history, U.S. and international supply chain partners are poised to relocate to sunny Orlando, Florida, for the premier networking opportunity for the...

The National Potato Council (NPC) today responded to unscientific recommendations by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC), which encourages Americans to eat fewer starchy vegetables, despite data showing that...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are scheduled to host plant health technical bilateral meetings with their Japanese counterparts in Idaho Falls,...

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

WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council released the following statement after the U.S. House Agriculture Committee favorably reported out The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024: “The National...