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Category: Member Updates

NPC Meets with USDA Secretary-nominee Vilsack

January 11, 2021

On Friday, Jan. 8, NPC CEO Kam Quarles met with Secretary-nominee Tom Vilsack along with other fruit and vegetable industry leaders. The session was organized by the Biden Transition...

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NPC Supports Increased Funding for SNAP Fruit and Vegetable Purchases

December 14, 2020

On Dec. 8, NPC joined groups representing specialty crop growers, grocers, and anti-hunger advocates in calling on Congress to support $51 million in emergency funding for the Gus Schumacher...

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DOT Clarifies Hours of Service Rules for Non-Processed Food

November 27, 2020

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) published an interim final rule this week clarifying the definition of “agricultural commodity” for the purposes of the FMCSA’s “Hours of Service”...

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Time (and Money!) is Running Out to Sign Up for CFAP 2.0

November 17, 2020

With the Dec 11 deadline approaching and 72% of the funding already distributed, time is running out to sign up for CFAP 2.0. NPC CEO Kam Quarles today urged...

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CEO Kam Quarles Gives NPC Update to 2020 Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting

November 16, 2020

On Nov. 12, the Idaho Potato Commission hosted its annual Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting, open to everyone in the Idaho potato industry. NPC CEO Kam Quarles provided an...

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Potato LEAF, National Potato Council Announce Program Changes for 2021

November 14, 2020

NPC is moving the 2021 Potato D.C. Fly-In to a virtual event. The meeting will occur the week of Feb. 22-26 as originally scheduled and will also include the...

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Senate FY21 Funding Bill Includes Industry Priorities

November 14, 2020

As Congress races to complete the process of funding the federal government, this week the Senate Appropriations Committee released all 12 of its Fiscal Year 2021 bills, including several...

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Mexico Reinstates Labeling Exemption for Food Service Products

November 07, 2020

Last week, the U.S. potato industry was informed that Mexico rescinded its new front of pack labeling regulation, reinstating the exemption for food service products.

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Dept. of Labor Freezes H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rate

November 02, 2020

On Nov. 2, the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule to update the methodology for determining the annual Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) in the H-2A...

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Application Exclusion Zone Requirements Revised by EPA

October 30, 2020

The U.S. EPA this week announced revisions to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standards (WPS) to clarify and simplify the application exclusion zone (AEZ) requirements.

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