2023 NPC GOALS This year, the potato council wants to: * Increase funding for specialty crops. * Reject suggested expansions to the definition of what a specialty crop is. * Support the proposed inclusion of white potatoes as eligible for purchase under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). * Protect potato growers from regulatory overreach by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This comes in support of the Protect Farmers from the SEC bill that was introduced in the House of Representatives in September 2022 by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Okla.). The goals of the Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance are: * To encourage healthy eating habits for consumers by expanding access RJ Andrus (center) and NPC's officers during the recent trip to Washington, D.C. Spudman.com 13http://www.14grpoup.com http://www.Spudman.com