Knocking on the Mexican Fresh Access Door, and other International Trade Efforts
Two years after the U.S. potato industry celebrated the Mexican Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in favor of allowing U.S. fresh potato imports, as we begin 2022, the industry has never been closer to...
6 Jan 202231min
Let's Get Cooking Potato Expo Preview with Chef RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey joined Potatoes USA in 2017 as its Culinary Director, where he develops flavors, ideas, and concepts for the U.S. potato industry. RJ called into the podcast to talk about his background, ro...
20 Dec 202115min
PEI Potato Wart Update: Clear and Troubling Sampling Reduction Leaves Questions Unanswered
In light of the multiple potato wart finds on Canada’s Prince Edward Island (PEI), during a meeting of the Potato Association of America on December 1, 2021, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)...
14 Dec 202119min
Signed Operational Work Plan Signals Positive Momentum for Mexico Fresh Market Access
On Nov. 6, Mexico's National Service for Agricultural Health, Food Safety, and Agri-Quality (SENASICA) published the Phytosanitary Requirement Sheet for U.S. potato imports to the entirety of Mexico. ...
22 Nov 202124min
Finishing Strong: 2021 President Dominic LaJoie on NPC's Fall Policy Efforts
With the NPC Executive Committee together this week for their first in-person meeting in D.C. since February 2020, President and Maine potato grower Dominic LaJoie joined CEO Kam Quarles for an update...
28 Okt 202126min
A Conversation with 2021-22 Academic Scholarship Recipient Thilani Jayakody
Thilani Jayakody, a third-year graduate student in the Michigan State University’s Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, was recently announced as the recipient of the Potato LEAF's 2021-2...
2 Sep 202117min
Fighting Against Tax Hikes on Family Farms
National Potato Council Vice President of Legislative Affairs JR Andrus from Idaho joins CEO Kam Quarles for a discussion on proposals being floated in Congress to fund infrastructure improvements on ...
7 Aug 202129min
The State of the Industry Mid-Year Report
NPC 2021 President and Maine potato grower Dominic Lajoie and NPC CEO Kam Quarles sat down with us to preview next week's Summer Meeting Virtual and update the industry on a number of policy developme...
23 Juli 202131min
