EPISODE · Jan 10, 2020 · 45 MIN
Ag Transportation in the 21st Century
from Eye on Potatoes: A Podcast on All Things Potatoes · host Jon Sampson, Executive Director of the American Trucking Associations’ Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference; Dominic LaJoie, majority owner and partner of LaJoie Growers Vegetable Operations in Aroostook County, Maine; Kam Quarles, NPC CEO
Since potatoes are a perishable agricultural product, the industry’s relationship with the trucking community is vital to the continued prosperity of potato growers. This podcast brings together the voices of growers and shippers to describe some of the current regulatory challenges for ag transport, agriculture’s unique demands on transportation providers, and policy efforts underway to minimize the negative impact on perishable goods.
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Since potatoes are a perishable agricultural product, the industry’s relationship with the trucking community is vital to the continued prosperity of potato growers. This podcast brings together the voices of growers and shippers to describe some of the current regulatory challenges for ag transport, agriculture’s unique demands on transportation providers, and policy efforts underway to minimize the negative impact on perishable goods.
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