DC Update: Farm Bill Clears House Ag Committee
NPC CEO Kam Quarles joined Eye on Potatoes podcast host Lane Nordlund to discuss the House version of the 2024 Farm Bill, which was passed by the House Agriculture Committee in the early hours of Frid...
24 Maj 202424min
Enhancing Growers’ Competitiveness: A Discussion with National Organization Leaders
During Potato Expo 2024, Lane Nordlund, host of the Eye on Potatoes Podcast, sat down with the leaders of three national potato organizations for a conversation on how they are working to promote the ...
9 Maj 202420min
D.C. Update: Potato Debate Makes The Tonight Show
Just when you thought NPC's efforts to keep potatoes defined as a vegetable couldn't gain more media attention, in comes Jimmy Fallon, who provided a light-hearted overview of the issue in the opening...
26 Apr 202422min
Spudding Innovation: The State of AI for the Potato Industry
The rapidly growing field of artificial intelligence is focused on building smart machines capable of performing tasks that typically require human intelligence. Companies within and outside agricultu...
11 Apr 202422min
Potatoes Gone Viral! Reaching the TikTok Generation
Steve Lerch is a former Google executive, a consultant, and an award-winning international speaker. He spent nearly a decade at Google designing digital strategies and marketing campaigns for well-kno...
21 Mars 202427min
Mexico – Two Years After Access
UPDATE: Due to scheduled construction at The Mirage Las Vegas, the National Potato Council moved the location of Potato Expo 2025 to the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 9-10, 2025...
6 Mars 202432min
A Discussion with NPC Grower-leaders RJ Andrus and Bob Mattive
During Potato Expo 2024, National Potato Council 2023 President RJ Andrus and First Vice President Bob Mattive sat down to reflect on their time on the Executive Committee and preview some of the top ...
14 Feb 202426min
Farm Policy and a Dysfunctional Washington, D.C.
The Farm Bill expired in September 2023, and the dysfunction in Washington, D.C. continues to threaten this essential rewrite of our nation’s farm policy. Risk management, export promotion, pest and d...
29 Jan 202428min
