Idaho's RJ Andrus is Elected President of the National Potato Council
At the National Potato Council's (NPC) yearly Washington Summit, the Executive Committee for 2023 was sworn in. RJ Andrus of Idaho Falls, Idaho, was chosen recently as the Council's President for the upcoming year during the Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates.
Third-generation grower Andrus is the proprietor of TBR Farms in Hamer, Idaho. Since 2019, he has held positions on the Executive Committee, most notably as Vice President of Legislative Affairs and Vice President of Grower Outreach and Industry Research. Andrus is the Vice-Chairman of the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) Board and a 2006 graduate of the Potato Industry Leadership Academy.
Jared Balcom of Pasco, Washington, who served as the Council's 2022 President, will remain on the Executive Committee as the Immediate Past President.
NPC is run by an Executive Committee and Board of Directors, which supervises operations and gives direction on its policy-making activities. NPC is a grower-led organization. Board members are chosen by the Executive Committee based on suggestions made by the state potato farmer associations, and their terms are for a full year. You can find the full roster of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors here.
The NPC represents American potato farmers and business participants in the nation's capital. In Washington, D.C., NPC defends the interests of potato growers by addressing problems that have an impact on the sector, such as congressional policy debates and proposed regulations from federal agencies.
Members of the potato industry can discuss, specify, and advocate for the policy objectives that affect their companies and safeguard their ability to farm at the NPC's 2023 Washington Summit. From February 28 to March 3, growers and industry participants met with members of Congress and the Biden-Harris administration to discuss issues like keeping potatoes in federal nutrition programs, advancing free and fair trade agreements, and defending tax policies that support the long-term health of family-owned farming operations.
