Event Location: Expo Stage

Host of the Eye on Potatoes Podcast Lane Nordlund is joined by Randy Russell of The Russell Group and NPC CEO Kam Quarles for a discussion on defending and enhancing potatoes at the federal level. Moderator: Lane Nordlund, Host, Eye on Potatoes Podcast Panelists: Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council Randy Russell, President, The Russell […]

The potato industry’s Leadership Institute added a new element in 2025, the addition of capstone projects, resulting in participants identifying an issue impacting the U.S. potato industry and developing a solution. This session will highlight one of these presentations exemplifying the strength and creativity of the industry’s future generation of leaders.  The capstone team, SPUD […]

U.S. potato production is weather sensitive and risk associated with adverse weather can derail a well-managed operation very quickly. We will first discuss how weather over the last 70 years has impacted potato production and discover what weather patterns are the best and worst for growing potatoes. We’ll then look at the different types of weather risk that we experience […]

For decades, potato growers and agronomists have managed their crop with pre-set programs and traditional tools such as petiole sampling and imagery. But these tools are reactive, not proactive – they measure the damage that’s already been done. This session introduces a groundbreaking approach: using plant RNA and AI to predict in-season nutrient deficiencies, disease […]