regulations
NPC to combine D.C. Fly-In, annual meeting into single event: Washington Summit
U.S. potato growers and industry partners from around the country are invited to the nation’s capital for the new NPC Washington Summit, Feb. 28-Mar... READ MORE »
USDA releases climate adaptation and resilience plan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its climate adaptation and resilience plan describing how it will prepare for current and future im... READ MORE »
Senate ag committee chair Debbie Stabenow to give keynote at United Fresh Washington
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) will keynote Wednesday morning’s General Session Breakfast, at 8 a.m. ET Sept. 22, during United Fresh 2021 Was... READ MORE »
USDA alters Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
The USDA recently announced that 2018 sales can be substituted for 2019 sales by producers seeking to access assistance under the Coronavirus Food Ass... READ MORE »
Climate-smart ag investments called for in infrastructure act
The Senate recently unveiled an updated version of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the bipartisan infrastructure package negotiated betwee... READ MORE »
Study shows how proposed estate taxes would affect family farms
A new report by the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, AFPC, in the Department of Agricultural Economics in the College ... READ MORE »
National Potato Council takes stance added farm taxes
During the National Potato Council's (NPC) Board of Directors meeting, RJ Andrus, V.P. of Legislative Affairs, reported that the committee had recomme... READ MORE »
Recapping the National Potato Council’s summer meetings
The subcommittees of the National Potato Council (NPC) met virtually July 26-28 to discuss issues facing the U.S. potato industry and goals for the NP... READ MORE »
Column: Farmers shouldn’t face more taxes to pay for added federal spending
“A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." That quote popularly attributed to former Senator Everett Dirksen, ... READ MORE »
Nearly 300 ag groups press Senate for labor reform action
288 agricultural organizations representing the geographic and commodity diversity of U.S. farmers urged immediate Senate action to develop and pass l... READ MORE »
