FEB_25_Sweetpotato Speak

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At the time of this publication, I am just shy of 20% of our acreage being accounted for across the years of 2020 – 2024. We need more data! This data is confidential and will only be presented in aggregate form, similar to the chart shown on the preivous page and within my presentation deck. If you have questions or concerns, I encourage you to reach out to our office and we’ll be happy difference and if nothing else, we can be loud with the facts!! MORE BIG things are already planned for 2025! While I was traveling out of country, our FullTilt representatives and our Communications Specialist, CoCo Daughtry hosted the Winner of last Fall’s Sweepstakes in Charlotte at a Special photoshoot that allowed the winners to participate behind the scenes as we photographed new images for recipes on our website and many social media accounts both here in the US as well as UK/Germany and France. This month, we will also be hosting the first of two sponsored online FREE Cooking Classes with our new friends over at HOMEMADE COOKING.COM and will be participating in the Sweetpotato Production meetings in both Nash and Johnston Counties. to walk you through our efforts. Together, I truly believe we can make a

We encourage you to visit our calendar page often so that you may be aware of other activities our office is involved

in – as we do our best to represent you and your operation.

March leads off with a lobbying visit to Washington DC where we will educate the newest members of the NC Congressional Delegation about all things SWEETPOTATO, providing them with what we call Sweetpotatoes 101 , in addition to a succinct list of our largest challenges and concerns! In our calendar, you’ll find that March is action packed with activities, so be sure to follow along our social media accounts, read your weekly Tater Talk emails (they come out on Tuesdays) and call our office if you have any questions. For now, I will take this moment to thank you and your family for all that you do to contribute to our incredible industry. Appreciating that the 2024 season provided more challenges than any of us ever hope to see again – let alone in the same year – I wish you a very SWEET 2025! EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Michelle Grainger

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