<p><strong>Washington D.C.</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The National Potato Council has launched a redesigned website that provides current information on issues and news for the U.S. potato industry while improving the overall user experience.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The redesigned website offers a more modern look and complements the new NPC logo, unveiled in January 2012. It engages visitors with fresh, dynamic content including a rotating slideshow of events and issues, a Twitter feed, and highlighted news and events like grassroots calls-to-action.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">James Tiede, NPC Vice President of Grower and Public Relations and owner of James Tiede Farms, said “The new NPC website will serve as a valuable resource for growers, government officials, members of the press, and the general public seeking to learn more about the U.S. potato industry and NPC’s public policy efforts on behalf of U.S. potato growers.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Additional website features include:<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Quick access to potato facts, statistics, nutritional information and consumer information·<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Enhanced recognition of NPC leadership, Grower Supporters and Sustaining Members<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Easily accessible links to NPC social networking sites: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• News articles and NPC press releases<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">• Enhanced recognition of NPC leadership, Grower Supporters and Sustaining<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.nationalpotatocouncil.org" target="_new"> National Potato Commission </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
