Getting to Know 2022-23 Academic Scholarship Recipient Paige Hickman
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) recently announced that Paige Hickman, a Ph.D. student at the University of Idaho, studying plant-parasitic nematodes, insect...
17 Aug 202210min
Inflation Heats Up: Checking in with Ag Economics Experts
With record-breaking inflation numbers coming out of the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, we checked in with University of Idaho Assistant Professors Pat Hatzenbuehler and Liang “Jimmy” Lu to upda...
18 Jul 202238min
NPC’s Opposition to Government Climate Overreach
Earlier this year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed greenhouse gas disclosure rule that would require publicly traded companies to disclose the carbon emissions of e...
1 Jul 202220min
Mexico and Farm Bill Updates and Preview of the NPC 2022 Summer Meeting
National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles calls in from the swamp to update growers on key trade and policy issues moving in Washington, D.C. Plus Kam previews the organization's 2022 Summer Meeting, Ju...
10 Jun 202221min
BREAKING: U.S. Fresh Potatoes Cross into Mexico
For the first time in 25 years, U.S. fresh potatoes crossed into Mexico on May 11 destined for markets beyond the previous 26-kilometer restricted area. The news signaled the start of Mexico’s process...
13 Mai 202232min
Washington Summit LIVE! Taking Stock of the 2022 Leadership Institute
Each year, the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) brings together outstanding potato growers and industry representatives for eight days of training and professional development, starting in ...
29 Apr 202230min
Potato Industry Sustainability: Learning, Creating, and Telling our Story
Sustainability and climate change continue to be a part of the conversation, both in policy discussions and within the potato supply chain. During Potato Expo 2022, we sat down with two of the industr...
12 Apr 202227min
2022 NPC President Jared Balcom and VP RJ Andrus on the Industry's Unified Voice in D.C.
Fresh off his election as NPC's 2022 President, Jared Balcom of Pasco, Washington, along with NPC VP of Legislative Affairs RJ Andrus of Idaho Falls, Idaho, sat down during the Washington Summit to ta...
24 Mar 202222min
