Category: Member Updates

The USDA today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program, which includes $1.625 billion in funding for eligible specialty crop...

USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service has awarded $179,000 in Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops funding to the National Potato Council to support its ongoing market access efforts in Japan over...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the final slate of fiscal 2026 spending bills on Thursday. A minibus funding the Departments of Defense, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Health...

Today, the National Potato Council Executive Committee unanimously approved a resolution requesting the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to launch a fact-finding investigation into Canadian trade...

This week, the National Potato Council engaged with Congress and the Administration to develop a meaningful economic relief package for specialty crop growers in response to the Administration’s announcement...

The end of the government shutdown this week brought immediate benefits for the potato industry, specifically securing vital federal funding and program provisions. In a press release issued by long-time potato...

As the President prepares to depart for Asia, the Trump Administration today announced the launch of a new trade investigation into China’s failure to uphold the terms of the Phase One...

[Pictured above: USDA Undersecretary for Trade Luke Lindberg (left) joins BCI’s Matt Lantz at a grocery store in Tokyo to view U.S. processed potato products available to Japanese consumers.]...

On March 14, the Senate approved 54-46 a House-passed Continuing Resolution that funded the government through Sept. 30. The action avoided a government shutdown, which would have occurred on...