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NPC Welcomes H-2A Wage Freeze Included in FY25 Appropriations Bill
The National Potato Council welcomed today’s action by the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee to pass a Fiscal Year 2025 bill that…
National Potato Council Statement on House Ag Committee Passage of 2024 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council released the following statement after the U.S. House Agriculture Committee favorably reported out The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024: “The National…
NPC Applauds Scaled-back Final Climate Disclosure Ruling
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday scrapped a plan opposed by farm groups to mandate the tracking of greenhouse gas emissions in company supply chains, all the way…
Member Updates
Senate Calls on USDA to Step Up Protection of U.S. Potato Crops from Potato Wart
Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate this week issued a letter led by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Chair Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) urging USDA…
EPA Issues Mancozeb Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision (PID)
This week EPA released their Proposed Interim Registration Review Decision for Mancozeb, which includes a proposed cancelation of on-farm seed treatment of potatoes with all formulations along with other label changes…
USDA Grants $50 Million Potato Surplus Commodity Purchase
Last week, a $50 million surplus commodity purchase for potatoes was announced by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This announcement came in response to a request made by…
Eye on Potatoes: A Podcast on All Things Potatoes
Latest Podcast: Defending Potatoes in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process
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