EPA
NPC calls on Congress to preempt state pesticide laws
National Potato Council (NPC) joined more than 330 agricultural and environmental organizations calling on Congress to ensure that EPA-approved, scien... READ MORE »
EPA officials get first-hand look at potato production in San Luis Valley
The National Potato Council (NPC), in cooperation with the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee (CPAC), recently hosted a tour of potato produ... READ MORE »
NPC supports increased EPA funding for pesticide registration actions
On July 19, NPC joined more than 40 state and national organizations on a letter to Senate appropriators calling for an increase in EPA funding to sup... READ MORE »
EPA with new workplan to streamline pesticide registration, endangered species protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endan... READ MORE »
NPC leaders meet with EPA on pesticide reviews
Members of the National Potato Council’s (NPC) Environmental Committee along with members of the organization’s Grower Pesticide Advisory Panel re... READ MORE »
NPC’s executive committee meets in-person for first time since early 2020 and other news
The week of Oct. 26-30, the National Potato Council's (NPC) Executive Committee came together for their first in-person meeting in D.C. since February... READ MORE »
EPA appoints new agriculture advisor
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has appointed Rod Snyder to become its agriculture advisor. Snyder will lead outreach and engagement ef... READ MORE »
Climate policy, EPA picks for Biden administration named
President-elect Joe Biden continues to fill out his cabinet picks, including for numerous key positions that will affect agriculture and food trade. R... READ MORE »
NPC leaders hopeful USDA will add better COVID aid for specialty crop industry
The National Potato Council held its 2020 summer meetings June 25 through a virtual Zoom format. The annual event, which normally takes place in th... READ MORE »
EPA announces new method to evaluate pesticide registration requests
EPA announced March 12 a new method for conducting biological evaluations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to assure that pesticide registration... READ MORE »
