When & Where

Jan 04, 2017 - Jan 06, 2017

San Francisco Marriott Marquis
780 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States

In person only

Event Description

The POTATO EXPO is the largest conference and tradeshow for the potato industry held in North America and will be held in San Francisco in 2017.

The POTATO EXPO offers educational programming covering the top issues facing the potato industry, provides countless networking opportunities with key decision makers, and showcases the latest products and services for potato production and distribution.

The POTATO EXPO includes numerous breakout sessions featuring experts from the potato industry, agriculture, and academic communities who discuss the latest trends, research, and issues facing the fresh, chip, process, and seed sectors.

Building off the huge success in 2016, Potato Expo 2017 in San Francisco promises to be the best event in its history.

News on this Event

January 11, 2017

Potato Expo 2017 Sees Success as Growers Network and Learn

Potato Expo 2017, held January 4-6 in the city of San Francisco, featured one of the highest number of attendees and exhibitors, the second annual Spud Nation Throwdown Chef Cook-Off, and optimism over the future of the potato industry.

National Potato Council 2017 Executive Committee (from left to right) : Cully Easterday, Dominic LaJoie, Jim Tiede, Larry Alsum, Dwayne Weyers, Britt Raybould and Daniel Chin.

January 10, 2017

US Potato Growers Select 2017 National Potato Council Leadership

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2017 Annual Meeting January 6-7 in San Francisco, Dwayne Weyers of Aspen Produce, LLC, in Center, Colorado, was elected to serve as NPC’s 2017 President and to lead the council’s Executive Committee.

Shunping Ding (right) was awarded NPC's 2015-16 Academic Scholarship. Her research focus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is on enhancing control of potato early blight (left).

March 31, 2016

National Potato Council to offer Scholarship for Graduate Student Advancing the Potato Industry

The National Potato Council (NPC) will award one $10,000 academic scholarship to honor a graduate student (Master’s degree or higher) working to improve the future of the US potato industry.

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