USDA seeks nominees for the National Potato Promotion Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill 57 producer and importer member seats and one public member seat on the National Potato Promotion Board.

usda
usda
(USDA)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill 57 producer and importer member seats and one public member seat on the National Potato Promotion Board.

The nominating process will be completed by August 15, 2021. USDA will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms expire February 28, 2022.

Nominations for producer members are submitted by potato producers in various states. Importers nominate importer members. Contact the National Potato Promotion Board for more information. You may also contact USDA Marketing Specialist Stacy Jones King at (202)720-4140 or Stacy.JonesKing@usda.gov.

The National Potato Promotion Board is industry-funded and supports the domestic and international marketing and promotion of U.S. potatoes.

More information about the board is available on the AMS National Potato Promotion Board webpage and the board’s website, potatoesusa.com.

The Packer logo (567x120)
Related Stories
Hair will support national accounts to help drive continued growth for the brand and its expanding portfolio of guacamole, salsa, queso, bean dips and other refrigerated dip solutions.
Warning that American agriculture faces a potentially catastrophic economic threat, the National Potato Council is urging the immediate reinstatement of a federal ban on Canadian fresh potato imports from Prince Edward Island following a newly confirmed detection of potato wart.
The company says the promotion of Lawrence Mallia to vice president of AI strategy and product solutions and addition of Manjusha Sunkavalli as a data scientist comes as its moves its AI-driven solutions from vision to measurable results.
Read Next
The Canadian province looks to a massive acreage expansion to serve as an export-quality powerhouse while driving domestic sales at home.
Get Daily News
GET MARKET ALERTS
Get News & Markets App