The Deteriorating U.S.-Mexico Ag Trade Relationship
This week, the National Potato Council and 26 leading food and agriculture associations sent a letter to USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai communicating growing...
25 Mar 202140min
Priorities of 2021 President Dominic LaJoie and Review of the Potato D.C. Fly-In
Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine was elected to serve as National Potato Council's 2021 President and to head the grower-led organization’s Executive Committee. Dominic is a fourth-generation potato...
8 Mar 202122min
Reflections on an Unusual Year with Outgoing NPC President Britt Raybould
As U.S. potato grower prepare to gather (virtually) for the 2021 National Potato Council Annual Meeting, Feb. 22-25, we sat down with 2020 NPC President Britt Raybould to discuss some of the ups and d...
16 Feb 202136min
Ag Labor Solutions – Is 2021 the Year Congress Delivers?
During Potato Expo 2021, Craig Regelbrugge, Senior Vice President of AmericanHort, joined NPC CEO Kam Quarles for a discussion about how the new political dynamics could impact the ability to pass bip...
27 Jan 202145min
Looking back on COVID relief efforts and waking up to a new Washington
Hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief. Historic federal potato purchases. Categorizing agriculture as essential. It's hard to keep track of everything that's happened in 2020 so during Ja...
12 Jan 202157min
Potato Expo Preview: Roy Spence and the Power of Purpose
Back by popular demand, Roy Spence is returning to Potato Expo! Roy is the co-founder & chairman of GSD&M, and co-founder & CEO of The Purpose Institute, which helps organizations discover, articula...
21 Des 202033min
Potato Expo Preview: The Potato World Post-COVID
The impact of the COVID outbreak and subsequent lockdowns vastly impacted consumers' eating, shopping, and cooking patterns. In a preview of his Potato Expo 2021 presentation, long-time senior vice pr...
11 Des 202050min
2020 Election Analysis and Gameplan for Next Congress
Leading agriculture political advisor Randy Russell of The Russell Group joins National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles and host Lane Nordlund for an in-depth discussion of the 2020 election results an...
4 Des 202053min
