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National Potato Council Opposes Rep. Spartz’s Anti-Checkoff Amendment
WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council (NPC) today announced its opposition to Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-Ind.) amendment to the House FY 2024 Agriculture Appropriations Bill that would undermine or…
U.S. Specialty Crop Coalition Endorses Legislation Addressing Research, Nutrition and Trade
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts,…
National Potato Council Statement on Completion of Potato Wart Sampling on Prince Edward Island
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) today announced it has completed its investigation related to the 2021 detections of potato wart in Prince Edward Island (PEI)….
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“Potatoes are a vegetable.”
Kam Quarles, CEO for the National Potato Council, provided oral testimony during the Sept. 12, 2023, hearing of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. This panel of nutrition and…
Eye on Potatoes Podcast: Defending Potatoes in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process
This week we chatted about the formulation of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and how the U.S. potato industry is working to ensure that the accurate facts…
EPA New “Waters of the United States” Rule Criticized for Lacking Clarity
On Aug. 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule amending the definition of “waters of the…
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The National Potato Council is the voice of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental, and trade issues.
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