NPC Launches New “Eye on Potatoes” Podcast
January 30, 2020
At Potato Expo 2020, NPC announced the launch of its new podcast, “Eye on Potatoes.” The podcast, available […]
NPC Applauds EPA Decision to Roll Back Onerous WOTUS Rule
January 30, 2020
The National Potato Council welcomed last week’s announcement that EPA finalized its proposed rule defining the Waters of […]
2019 Anti Bruise Program Report
January 30, 2020
-by George McLaughlin This year the Anti-Bruise Program operated with three full time inspectors and one part time […]
Congratulations to Dominic LaJoie
January 30, 2020
Congratulations to fellow Maine potato industry colleague Dominic LaJoie who was elected First Vice President of the National […]
USDA Offers Targeted Farm Loan Funding for Underserved Groups and Beginning Farmers
December 20, 2019
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Maine Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director SED David R. Lavway reminds producers […]
Japan’s Upper House Approves Historic U.S.- Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade
December 20, 2019
On December 4, 2019 the National Potato Council cheered the passage of the U.S.-Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade […]
APHIS Hosts Potato Commodity Sector Meeting
December 20, 2019
On December 5, NPC, state partners and individual growers met with Undersecretary of Marketing and Regulatory Services Greg […]
WOTUS Rule Sent to White House for Final Review
December 20, 2019
As one of the final steps in repealing the Obama-era “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) definition, on Monday, […]
White House, Congress Announce Deal on U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement
December 20, 2019
Last week, lawmakers announced they have reached a bipartisan agreement to finalize the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). NPC has […]
NPC Applauds House Passage of Farm Workforce Modernization Act
December 20, 2019
On Wednesday, December 11, the U.S. House passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 5038) by a vote […]