Jul 23, 2025NAPSO Potato Storage Symposium set for July 28
With less than a week left before the inaugural North America Potato Storage Organization (NAPSO) Potato Storage Symposium, anticipation for the event is growing.
NAPSO is reporting strong engagement with its website and online activities in advance of the July 28 symposium, part of the Potato Association of America’s July 27-31 annual meeting in Madison, Wisconsin.
“Storage is the linchpin between harvest and the market, and the pressures on that linchpin — from climate extremes to tighter margins and stricter quality standards — are only intensifying,” Addie Waxman, co-founder of NAPSO and McCain Foods North America potato storage manager, said in a statement on NAPSO’s website. “The time is right to create space for open, technical and forward-looking conversations about the reality of potato storage today — and where it’s headed.”
NAPSO website traffic data is steady, said NAPSO co-founder and website editor Lukie Pieterse.
“As we continue to promote the symposium and announce relevant webinar topics, we anticipate this engagement will grow further,” Pieterse said. “The response so far suggests we’re surely hitting a nerve in the right way.”
The July 28 symposium will feature discussions relevant to producers, researchers, agronomists and storage managers across North America. A tandem upcoming NAPSO webinar series will explore topics including storage hazards, facility design, cross-crop innovations and emerging technologies.
The half-day session will include a keynote address by Inagro’s Kurt Demeulemeester, vice president of the European Association for Potato Research, exploring the European potato storage experience. Other presenters will include Jeffrey Miller of Miller Research and Nora Olsen of the University of Idaho.
In response to growing interest, NAPSO has introduced a sub-brand, NAPSO+, to identify educational activities and resources that address storage needs for other crops such as onions and potentially sweet potatoes, according to its website.
