Latest News from the IPC

SHELLEY, IDAHO, August 10, 2006 – The Shelley Kiwanis Club and the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) are gearing up to host an Idaho tradition – the Idaho Annual Spud Day on Saturday, September 16. The day-long event is held at Shelley City Park and will be packed with dozens of fun, potato-themed games and contests. This family-oriented, down-home affair is a popular event and it celebrates the world famous Idaho® Potato harvest, which runs from September through October.

EAGLE, IDAHO, May 22, 2006 - Dawn Wells, a legendary television icon from the 1960's show "Gilligan's Island," attended the recent FMI conference in Chicago, May 7 -9. The famous actress, best known for playing Mary Ann on the show, was in town to promote her Idaho family film festival, called Spudfest, and to lend support to the Idaho Potato Commission, a major Festival sponsor.

SANTA BARBARA, CA, May 12, 2006 - The Idaho Potato Commission's (IPC) recent advertising campaigns in the consumer, retail and food service arenas, in both print and television mediums, have been awarded four prestigious "Best of NAMA" awards (one national, three regional). The National Agri-Marketing Association's "Best of NAMA" awards competition recognizes excellence in creative agri-marketing communications and is a hallmark of distinction in the agricultural advertising industry.

May 8, 2006 - Idaho Potato lover, Linda Greene of Moon Township, Pennsylvania reached into her sack of America's best-loved potatoes and found a miracle potato! Formed in the shape of a perfect heart, this Idaho Potato was quite a find for this lover of all things "heart," particularly when she was informed that she found her romantic spud during Potato Lover's Month!

EAGLE, IDAHO, May 1, 2006 - It's no secret that creative displays in the retail environment move product. Need proof? For the 15th year in a row, the number of entrants in the Potato Lover's Month Retail Display Contest significantly increased. In 2006, almost 1,000 more retailers than last year entered the contest, bringing the total number of entries to a staggering 2,680 figure. The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and its partners Kraft® Cheese Whiz® and OSCAR MAYER®

EAGLE, ID, February 15, 2006 - Attention Home Chefs of America! In honor of Potato Lover's Month (February) and National Nutrition Month (March), the Idaho Potato Commission is debuting a free?11.5" x 5"?healthy?recipe brochure.? There are a wide variety of dishes featured, covering