Washington, D.C. – At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2016 Annual Meeting, held January 14-15 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Jim Tiede from James Tiede Farms of American Falls, Idaho, was elected to serve as NPC’s president for 2016 and to lead the council’s Executive Committee.
NPC delegates also approved Dwayne Weyers from Center, Colorado, as First Vice President and Vice President of the Grower and Public Relations Committee. Additional members of the Executive Committee include: Cully Easterday of Pasco, Washington, as Vice President of the Trade Affairs Committee, Larry Alsum of Friesland, Wisconsin, as Vice President of the Finance and Office Procedures Committee and Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine, as Vice President of the Environmental Affairs Committee. Britt Raybould of St. Anthony, Idaho, is a new member of the Executive Committee and was elected as the Vice President of the Legislative and Government Affairs Committee. NPC’s 2015 president Dan Lake of Ronan, Montana, will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as the Immediate Past President. As president, Tiede will host the 2016 NPC Summer Meeting, July 13-15, in Park City, Utah.
The National Potato Council is the advocate for the economic well-being of U.S. potato growers on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental, and trade issues. NPC supports the U.S. potato industry by monitoring issues affecting the strength and viability of the potato industry, influencing regulators and legislators on issues crucial to the industry's long term success, ensuring fair market access for potatoes and potato products, and bringing the unique issues and interests of diverse growing regions in the U.S. together on a national level.
Source: The National Potato Council
