NPC News
National Potato Council to Advocate for U.S. Fresh Potato Access During U.S.-Japan Bilateral Meeting in Idaho
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are scheduled to host plant health technical bilateral meetings with their Japanese counterparts in Idaho Falls,…
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…
Member Updates
Japan (Again) Refuses to Deal with U.S. on Fresh Potatoes
The much-anticipated U.S.-Japan bilateral meeting Sept. 17-19 in Idaho Falls on fresh potato access concluded last week with little progress made on the U.S. potato industry’s number one trade…
USDA Rejects Further Efforts on PEI Potato Wart, Stating Current Measures “Thoroughly Address the Risk”
Responding to a July 2024 letter authored by bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack this week emphatically stated that the previous measures USDA has taken…
OSHA Releases Proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Standard
Today the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the proposed Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. It is open for comments through Dec….
Eye on Potatoes: A Podcast on All Things Potatoes
Latest Podcast: Defending Potatoes in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process
Photo Gallery
Statistics
NPC Press Kit
The National Potato Council is the voice of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental, and trade issues.
Media Contacts
Mark Szymanski
Director of Communications
media@nationalpotatocouncil.org
