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NPC was pleased to host the first in-person meeting of the U.S. and international potato industry in two years on January 5-6 in Anaheim, California. Overcoming national airline and pandemic disruptions, Potato Expo 2022 provided industry attendees the opportunity to network, reconnect, and learn about the latest services and technologies to improve their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The two days of programming and networking opportunities included: a live recording of the Eye on Potatoes Podcast on the topic of inflation and supply chain forecasting<\/a>, featuring University of Idaho assistant professors of agricultural economics Pat\u202fHatzenbuehler and Liang \u201cJimmy\u201d Lu; live and silent auctions to benefit the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF), which brought in $45,470 to support the foundation\u2019s leadership development efforts; and numerous NPC-hosted policy discussions, including a breakout session looking at the prospects for a congressional solution to the U.S. ag labor crisis, featured in a story by Expo media partner The Packer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Potato Expo also made a social media splash when Family Favorites Potato Challenge co-hosts Simon Majumdar<\/a> \u2013 a Food Network judge, celebrity chef, and TV personality \u2013 and Potatoes USA Culinary Director RJ Harvey posted a picture on Twitter about their love of potatoes. Other celebrity chefs, including Charm City Cakes chef Duff Goldman<\/a> and Ted Allen<\/a>, host of Food Network’s “Chopped,\u201d weighed in about their shared appreciation for America\u2019s #1 vegetable. Check out a write up of the humorous exchange on the food blog Mashed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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