sponsored by Lockwood Equipment Past winners 2019: Alison Sklarcyzk, Sklarcyzk Seed Farm Britt Raybould, president of the National Potato Council, speaks during a press conference on farm labor reform outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., during the 2020 Potato D.C. Fly-In. Photo: Bill Schaefer Photography included five members of Congress and Britt was the kickoff speaker. " Raybould said her goal as NPC president is to advance the council's mission for both the industry but also within the industry. " Achieving that goal means ensuring that everyone feels like they have a seat at the table, " she said " That includes people who have been participants or members of NPC for a number of years and those who have may be held off participating because they felt like they couldn't be at every single meeting. " I don't care if you can only be at one meeting a year. I still want to see you there. I still want you to feel like you can participate. " 2018: Melanie Wickham, Empire State Potato Growers (now retired) 2017: Addie Waxman, 1,4GROUP (now with McCain Foods) Spudman * May/June 2020 11