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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 »
Potato council supports Growing Climate Solutions Act
On Earth Day (April 22), U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which is designed to ... READ MORE »
Potato groups urge for re-registration of chlorpyrifos
The National Potato Council and numerous potato-focused, state-level organizations joined dozens of other agricultural organizations as the Chlorpyrif... READ MORE »
Farm labor bill passes in House, attention turns to Senate
The National Potato Council (NPC), which represents America’s $4.5 billion potato industry, welcomed the March 18 bipartisan 247-174 vote in the U.S... READ MORE »
Reps renew push for Farm Workforce Modernization Act
The National Potato Council (NPC) welcomed the March 4 reintroduction of the bipartisan Farm Workforce Modernization Act by Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif... READ MORE »
Vilsack confirmed as Secretary of Agriculture
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman, R-Ark., Ran... READ MORE »
USDA releases Farm Labor Survey, previews AEWR rate increases
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a preview Feb. 11 of what the 2021 H-2A wage rates will look like. USDA released its Farm Labor Surve... READ MORE »
