Potatoes USA: Caucuses

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

Potatoes USA: New Exec Meeting to assign committees

Founders A

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

Potatoes USA Summer Meeting

Venetian Ballroom

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

Potatoes USA: Breakfast

Venetian Ballroom Prefunction

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

Potatoes USA Summer Meeting

Venetian Ballroom

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

NPC Executive Committee Meeting

Washington Room

Potatoes USA: Lunch

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

U.S. Canada Meeting – Invitation Only

Griswold Room

Potatoes USA: New Executive Committee Meeting and Orientation

Founders A

Requires separate registration. For more information, contact Caitlin Roberts at caitlinr@potatoesusa.com.

State Managers Meeting

Griswold Room

Registration Open

Pre-function 3rd Floor

Welcome Reception 

4 Italian Garden, 4th Floor

Sponsored by GreenStone Farm Credit Services

Board buses for Saint Andrew’s Music Hall

Transportation sponsored by Spudnik and Nufarm

Detroit Nights: Welcome Dinner at Saint Andrew’s Hall

431 E. Congress Street

Sponsored by Syngenta

Breakfast on own

Team Potato Workout

Start your Wednesday with Team Potato on the Detroit Riverwalk! Join us on 7/22 for a casual 1‑mile walk or a 3‑mile jog along the river—perfect for every pace.  We’ll meet in the hotel lobby at 6:50 AM and head out at 7:00 AM sharp to enjoy the views, the fresh air, and some potato-fueled camaraderie.

NPC and Potatoes USA General Session

Crystal Ballroom

Refreshments sponsored by Agribusiness Succession Advisors

Lunch

Founders AB

Sponsored by McCain Foods

NPC Committee Meetings

Crystal Ballroom

1-2pm Grower Outreach and Industry Research Committee  

2:15-3:15pm Trade Affairs Committee 

3:30-4:30pm Finance Committee

Guest Event: Big Buildings, Small Bites Walking Tour

Cheers to exploring Detroit’s skyline as you immerse yourself in Detroit’s history, architecture, and cuisine, showing how the city’s industrial past and creative renaissance continue to shape its skyline and food scene. Whether you’re an architecture buff, a history lover, or an urban explorer, this tour is an unforgettable way to go beyond the doors of Motor City and to understand its unique structures and, importantly, get a few tastes of D-Town along the way.

Board buses for dinner

Sponsored by Double L and The Little Potato Company

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant Dinner & Tours – Birthplace of the Model T

461 Piquette Avenue 

Sponsored by Bayer

Breakfast on own

NPC Committee Meetings

Crystal Ballroom

Refreshments sponsored by Lamb Weston

9-10am Legislative Affairs Committee

10:15am-11:15am Environmental Affairs Committee

Luncheon

Founders AB

Economic Update and What to Watch for Going Forward
Paul Isley, Associate Vice President, Grand Valley State University

Sponsored by Michigan Potatoes 

Industry Updates and NPC Board of Directors Meeting

Crystal Ballroom

Potato PAC Event

Union Assembly, 2131 Woodward Avenue

Special Guest Rep. Jack Bergman

Sponsored by 1,4 Group

Depart from lobby for a 10-minute walk to Comerica Park

Dinner at the Ballpark and Detroit Tigers v. Kansas City Royals

Party Deck 1, Comerica Park, 2100 Woodward Avenue

10-minute walk from The Westin Book Cadillac

Sponsored by Michigan Potatoes, Potato Services of Michigan, Potato Growers of Michigan, and Michigan Farm Bureau

Optional Tour: Better Made Potato Chip Tour