coronavirus
New USDA advisory board members includes two from potato industry
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of 24 industry representatives to the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Commit... READ MORE »
Produce sales in retail still up, but inching back toward pre-COVID levels
All 2020 holidays affected by the coronavirus pandemic have seen strong sales results, from Easter and Mother’s Day to Memorial Day and Father’s D... READ MORE »
SaniDate 5.0 now approved to kill human coronavirus
BioSafe Systems’ SaniDate 5.0 is now labeled to kill the human coronavirus. The stamp of approval comes from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc... READ MORE »
USDA adds processing, seed potatoes to COVID aid program, bumps potatoes to Category 1
July 9, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced an initial list of additional commodities that have been added to the Coronavirus Food As... READ MORE »
USDA’s second round of Farmers to Families Food Box is $1.27 billion
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved up to $1.27 billion in extended contracts and up to $202 million in new contracts to support Am... READ MORE »
How EU potato producers are coping with COVID impact
It’s not every day you get to meet a world-renowned potato expert in person, especially under current conditions. But the rules around social distan... READ MORE »
Empire Farm Days organizers forced to cancel event
Organizers of the annual Empire Farms Days agricultural show and event in Western New York have been forced to cancel this year's event due to COVID-1... READ MORE »
Column: Detailing state of the potato industry amid COVID
As organizations adapt to the current COVID-19 realities, on June 25 the National Potato Council tried something new by holding our first-ever virtual... READ MORE »
COVID-19 report: Potato industry still feeling effects of foodservice shutdowns
Now three months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the situation remains fluid and unsettled for the potato industry and that likely wi... 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 »
