industry issues
August 2019 - Kam Quarles, NPC CEO, gives an update on the trade agreements currently being negotiated, including Japan, China and the new USMCA agreement.
March 2019 - The recent changes to agreements like NAFTA, TPP and our trade talks with China are having a considerable impact on the U.S. potato industry. Kam Quarles, NPC CEO, provides an update on the current U.S. trade agenda and what it means for the industry.
August 2018 - NPC's Kam Quarles discusses both the House and Senate versions of the 2018 Farm Bill and how the potato industry could be impacted.
events & programs
2020 Potato Ag-vocacy Campaign
NPC is a grower-created and grower-run organization dedicated to promoting the welfare of the U.S. potato industry on Capitol Hill. To make the biggest impact in Washington D.C. we need growers like you to be a part of the campaign a be an ag-vocate for potatoes. Amplify the potato industry's voice on Capitol Hill and contribute to the campaign today online here or text "POTATO" to 41444.
2020 NPC Summer Meeting
Join your peers in Boise, ID to discuss federal policy impacting the potato industry at the National Potato Council's 2020 Summer Meeting, which will be held June 24-26. The NPC Summer Meeting is open to all growers and industry partners eager to advance the potato industry's most pressing policy debates. Registration will open this spring.
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RJ Andrus ???? @Spudmann8 - He will be missed! Thanks Lukie. https://t.co/ylDaD4FRpHApr 9, 2020 9:09 AM
Thomas Shephard @Shephard_23 from Shephard Farm in Crystal, ND: “This is me and my dad Lyle in harvest. My great gr… https://t.co/RB6xBp5vJ3Apr 8, 2020 10:04 AM
Kam Quarles @KamQuarles - Dominic grows @MainePotatoes for America and his kids are working in health care keeping us safe in the face of thi… https://t.co/htnXvkTaRCApr 8, 2020 7:15 AM
Dominic LaJoie and LaJoie Growers, LLC in Aroostook County, Maine: "Our family farm is built off the legacy and sac… https://t.co/5GolD6Kx9KApr 7, 2020 7:52 PM
The Packer @thepacker - Industry associations have presented to the U.S. Department of Agriculture what is being called a Produce Market St… https://t.co/dEdGOJv758Follow @thisspudsforyou