Articles tagged under: Kam Quarles
Quarles to Succeed Keeling as National Potato Council CEO
Published April 8, 2019
The National Potato Council Vice-President of Public Policy Kam Quarles will become the Council's Chief Executive Officer, succeeding current CEO John Keeling. Quarles has been with the NPC since 2016. The current Executive Director of the Michigan Potato Industry Commission,…A Larger Battle With Spending Issue
Published January 14, 2019
During Friday's National Potato Council annual meeting, Executive Vice-President John Keeling told farmer directors a school breakfast amendment included in the House FY19 agriculture appropriations bill may not survive if there is an omnibus spending bill passed. Keeling explained to…Potato Industry Seeks Stronger Market Access to Mexico
Published January 10, 2019
The U.S. potato industry is focused on strengthening market access with Mexico going into 2019. Steel and aluminum retaliatory tariffs are impacting U.S. frozen potato products. National Potato Council Vice-President of Public Policy Kam Quarles says the 20 percent duty…A Farm Bill Guessing Game
Published September 20, 2018
National Potato Council Vice-President of Public Policy Kam Quarles says the nutrition title is still the hang-up in the farm bill discussions. The fate of the farm bill right now is determined by this language. "It's really kind of a…Lawmakers Move Forward in Farm Bill Conference
Published August 7, 2018
With a one month-and-a-half to go before the current farm bill expires, National Potato Council Vice-President of Public Policy Kam Quarles says it is a positive sign that lawmakers are moving forward with the conference process. "The question is going to…Potato Industry Priorities
Published April 26, 2018
National Potato Council Senior Director of Public Policy Kam Quarles shares an update on the farm bill discussions. Watch the coverage from Capitol Hill in this Facebook Live video. RRFN's Farm Bill Focus coverage is sponsored, in part, by the…Farm Bill Cuts to Specialty Crop Research Program
Published April 20, 2018
Most of the programs related to specialty crops don’t have funding increases in the proposed House farm bill. Rather that status quo, National Potato Council Senior Director of Public Policy Kam Quarles says there are cuts in the specialty crop…