Confronting Politics – Overcoming More Than 20 Years of Delays In Japan
To support the U.S. potato industry in its three-decade-old effort to open Japan's market to U.S. fresh potatoes, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles and Bryant Christie, Inc.’s Matt Lantz travele...
18 Okt 202331min
FLASH D.C. Update: McCarthy out as House Speaker ... now what?
With Rep. Kevin McCarthy out as Speaker of the House, National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles calls into the Eye On Potatoes podcast to discuss how the move could impact growers, the future of the sta...
4 Okt 202318min
Defending Potatoes in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process
This week we chatted about the formulation of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) and how the U.S. potato industry is working to ensure that the positive facts about potato nutrition are h...
8 Sep 202348min
Lessons Learned at the 2023 Potato Industry Leadership Institute
The 2023 Potato Industry Leadership Institute brought together outstanding potato growers and industry representatives for eight days of training and professional development, starting in Buffalo, New...
23 Aug 202322min
D.C. Update: August Recess, FY24 Spending, 2024 Farm Bill, PEI Potato Wart and more!
As Congress takes a break for its annual August recess, NPC keeps on truckin' by keeping tabs on problematic amendments to the FY24 Ag Appropriations Bill, the latest efforts to write a new five-year ...
8 Aug 202329min
Reflections on the 2023 EPA/USDA Agency Farm Tour Hosted in Washington State
The National Potato Council's annual EPA-USDA Farm Tour allows federal regulators the opportunity to meet with growers face-to-face to better understand how their decisions have real-world implication...
19 Jul 202330min
Celebrating 20 Years of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute
Previously administered by the National Potato Council (NPC), the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) is a program of the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF)...
7 Jul 202335min
Mid-Year DC Check-In: Japan, WOTUS, Farm Bill and more!
With NPC President RJ Andrus and Eye on Potatoes podcast host Lane Nordlund both in town for meetings, we pulled together an in-person(!) discussion on some of the most pressing policy issues facing t...
13 Jun 202337min
