Mid-Year DC Check-In: Japan, WOTUS, Farm Bill and more!
With NPC President RJ Andrus and Eye on Potatoes podcast host Lane Nordlund both in town for meetings, we pulled together an in-person(!) discussion on some of the most pressing policy issues facing the U.S. potato industry, including:
Bipartisan efforts to open Japan's market for U.S. fresh potatoes
The impact of the Supreme Court's decision on Sackett vs. EPA on EPA's overreaching WOTUS regulations
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance's advocacy efforts and recent activity on the Farm Bill
And the 2023 NPC Summer Meeting later this month in Lake Tahoe.
Guests:
RJ Andrus, TBR Farms, Idaho Falls, Idaho, and the 2023 President of the National Potato Council
Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council
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