All Episodes

D.C. Update: Congress Sprints to the August Recess

How the Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act Protects the Potato Supply Chain

Motor City Spuds: Previewing the 2026 NPC Summer Meeting in Detroit

Potatoes USA: What’s Cooking in Foodservice Innovation

A United Potato Front: The 2026 CEO Roundtable

Leadership In the Field: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield

Wetter, Warmer, Wilder: How Weather Patterns Reshape Potato Farming

Spud Team Six: Capstone Solutions for Industry Engagement

Bridging the Optimism Gap: Insights from the Spud Sector Survey

LIVE from Potato Expo 2026: Views from the Nation’s Capital

Navigating U.S. Potato Trade Opportunities in 2026

Advocating for a Stable and Secure Farm Workforce

Instant Update: NPC Reacts to New Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Deep in the Heart of Texas: Previewing Potato Expo 2026

D.C. Update: Specialty Crop Growers Disapointed with Farm Aid Package

Back in Session: Congressional Priorities and Regulatory Updates

Federal Shutdown Week 2: Trade Fallout, Japan Access, and Emergency Aid

D.C. Update: Reflections on 9/11 and the Potential Government Shutdown

Revisiting the Impact of the 2025 Leadership Institute

The $2.5 Billion Breakthrough: A Deep Dive into Specialty Crop Support

Seeding the Future: Unpacking True Potato Seed

MAHA and its implications on food & farm policy

Cultivating Tomorrow's Leaders: Potato LEAF's Five-Year Anniversary

2025 Political Outlook with Nathan Gonzales

Endangered Species Act Update

Meet Brett Jensen, NPC VP of Trade Affairs

Tariff Volatility: NPC Analyzing Impact on Growers

Checking in with NPC Leaders Ted Tschirky and Dean Gibson

What's Next for Ag Labor Policy?

The Moving Tariff Target

Dietary Guidelines, Federal Nutrition Regulations, and How Growers Could be Impacted

2025 Potato LEAF Leadership Programs

U.S. Potatoes in Mexico: Maintaining and Enhancing Export Market Access

LIVE from Potato Expo: What Can We Expect from a New Administration and Congress?

NPC's 2024 Wrapped with President Bob Mattive

Potato Expo Preview: Global Ag Futurist Jack Uldrich

2024 Election Recap with Randy Russell

LIVE from Tokyo! NPC Pushes for Access in Japan

The ROI of Ag Research

D.C. Update: Congress is back but big issues loom before Election Day

Let's meet 2024-25 Potato LEAF Scholarship Recipient Sylvia Zhang

Previewing the upcoming U.S./Japan bilateral on fresh potato access

Industry Update: Latest efforts to prevent the spread of PEI Potato Wart

Speaking with a unified voice through the American Potato Trade Alliance

DC Update: Farm Bill Clears House Ag Committee

Enhancing Growers’ Competitiveness: A Discussion with National Organization Leaders

D.C. Update: Potato Debate Makes The Tonight Show

Spudding Innovation: The State of AI for the Potato Industry

Potatoes Gone Viral! Reaching the TikTok Generation

Mexico – Two Years After Access

A Discussion with NPC Grower-leaders RJ Andrus and Bob Mattive

Farm Policy and a Dysfunctional Washington, D.C.

2024 Weather Signals with Meteorologist Andrew Pritchard

Potato Expo Preview: Ace Hardware Spokesperson Chef Jason Morse

Potato Expo Preview: Culinary Medicine for Healthy Lifestyles

Counting Down to Austin: Potato Expo 2024 Preview!

Satisfying the Global Potato Demand

Confronting Politics – Overcoming More Than 20 Years of Delays In Japan

FLASH D.C. Update: McCarthy out as House Speaker ... now what?

Defending Potatoes in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans Process

Lessons Learned at the 2023 Potato Industry Leadership Institute

D.C. Update: August Recess, FY24 Spending, 2024 Farm Bill, PEI Potato Wart and more!

Reflections on the 2023 EPA/USDA Agency Farm Tour Hosted in Washington State

Celebrating 20 Years of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute

Mid-Year DC Check-In: Japan, WOTUS, Farm Bill and more!

View from the Top – A Conversation with National Potato Council Presidents

Defining Regenerative Agriculture in Potato Production

CEO Roundtable: Teamwork Across the Potato Industry

An update on Mexico and other potato trade efforts

Political Forecasting with Charlie Cook: Where are we headed and how did we get here?

New NPC President RJ Andrus and VP Dean Gibson on the Industry's Impact on the Country

Potato Growers Get Ready for the 2023 Washington Summit

Sustainable Potato Production: Always Growing and Improving

Ted Allen, Duff Goldman, and Simon Majumdar at Potato Expo 2023

Potato Expo Preview: Putting the Potato at the Center of the Plate

Potato Expo Preview: Creating a Culture of Innovation with Former Google Executive Steve Lerch

Midterm Election Recap with The Russell Group's Tyson Redpath and Jessica Schulken

Congressman Frank Lucas on Protecting Farmers from SEC Climate Overreach

Throwback Thursday! Food Network Chef Simon Majumdar at Potato Expo 2022

Increasing Demand for Potatoes with Kim Breshears, Potatoes USA's Chief Marketing Officer

Harvest Check-In: Colorado's Bob Mattive

Getting to Know 2022-23 Academic Scholarship Recipient Paige Hickman

Inflation Heats Up: Checking in with Ag Economics Experts

NPC’s Opposition to Government Climate Overreach

Mexico and Farm Bill Updates and Preview of the NPC 2022 Summer Meeting

BREAKING: U.S. Fresh Potatoes Cross into Mexico

Washington Summit LIVE! Taking Stock of the 2022 Leadership Institute

Potato Industry Sustainability: Learning, Creating, and Telling our Story

2022 NPC President Jared Balcom and VP RJ Andrus on the Industry's Unified Voice in D.C.

Political Analyst Amy Walter: What's Shaping Today's Political Climate

Nutrition Regulations – How Will They Impact Your Business?

LIVE from Potato Expo! Inflation Forecasting with Univ. of Idaho Ag Economists Pat Hatzenbuehler and Liang “Jimmy” Lu

Knocking on the Mexican Fresh Access Door, and other International Trade Efforts

Let's Get Cooking Potato Expo Preview with Chef RJ Harvey

PEI Potato Wart Update: Clear and Troubling Sampling Reduction Leaves Questions Unanswered

Signed Operational Work Plan Signals Positive Momentum for Mexico Fresh Market Access

Finishing Strong: 2021 President Dominic LaJoie on NPC's Fall Policy Efforts

A Conversation with 2021-22 Academic Scholarship Recipient Thilani Jayakody

Fighting Against Tax Hikes on Family Farms

The State of the Industry Mid-Year Report

Potato Growers Join the Climate Change Fight

Fresh Market Outlook from UPGA’s Mark Klompien

Good Leaders Never Stop Learning

Mexico Overturns Ban on Fresh U.S. Potatoes!

D.C. Update: Leadership Summit, Academic Scholarship, and Political Interference in Mexico

The Deteriorating U.S.-Mexico Ag Trade Relationship

Priorities of 2021 President Dominic LaJoie and Review of the Potato D.C. Fly-In

Reflections on an Unusual Year with Outgoing NPC President Britt Raybould

Ag Labor Solutions – Is 2021 the Year Congress Delivers?

Looking back on COVID relief efforts and waking up to a new Washington

Potato Expo Preview: Roy Spence and the Power of Purpose

Potato Expo Preview: The Potato World Post-COVID

2020 Election Analysis and Gameplan for Next Congress

Potato LEAF Approaches 2020 Fundraising Goal

2020 Trade Victories and Potato Expo Update

DC Avoids a Shutdown (for now) and Sends Aid to Growers

Cutting Through the Confusion of Ever-changing Food Labeling and Safety Rules

Breaking News: NPC Reacts to CFAP 2

Avocados for Potatoes – The 20-Year Fight for Fresh Potato Access to Mexico

The Rightful Place of Potatoes in the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans

NPC's Federal Agency Farm Tour Goes Virtual

Focusing on the Future by Investing in Agronomy Research

State of the Industry and COVID-19 Response

Potato LEAF and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders

U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson on Congressional Relief for Family Farms

Telling the Potato Sustainability Success Story

COVID-19 and its Impact on the Potato Industry

The Role of Potatoes in Dietary Guidelines and School Meal Programs

U.S. Rep. Newhouse on Ag Workforce Reform, and NPC Celebrates National Ag Day

Growers Invade D.C. to Stand Up For Potatoes

Potato Nutrition Research: The Recipe for Good Food Policy

Registrations And Their Impacts On U.S. Potato Exports

Ag Transportation in the 21st Century

Immigration and Ag Guest Worker Reforms

The International Trade Environment

The Eye on Potatoes: Welcome