b'People, Product NewsNDSU To Celebrate 48 Years Ofnizesindividualswhohavedistin- foodinflationmeasuresthathave Excellence In Agriculture Andguishedthemselvesinthefieldofbeen proposed by the Mexican gov-Bison AthleticsagricultureandbusinessinNorthernmenttoeasetheburdenon Dakota and beyond.Mexican consumers. My message to The 48th annual Harvest Bowl pro- theSecretaryandAmbassadorwas gramatNorthDakotaStateKenGrafton,formervice-presidentfairlysimple:Keepthemarketfor University will be held Nov. 18 andforNDSUAgriculturalAffairs,willU.S.potatoesandpotatoproducts 19.receive the 2022 award.openandefficientlygrowing,said Quarles. HighlightsoftheeventincludeaNPC CEO Meets With Mexican Harvest Bowl dinner and awards pro- Secretary Of Agriculture AndEarlier this year, Mexico allowed the gram on Nov. 18 at the Delta HotelsMexican Ambassador On Inflationfirst shipments of U.S. fresh potatoes byMarriottFargo,andtheHarvestto access the entire country following BowlfootballgamebetweenNDSUNPC CEO Kam Quarles met with thea2021rulingbytheMexican and the University of North DakotaMexicanSecretaryofAgricultureSupreme Court that sought to resolve Fighting Hawks on Nov. 19.VictorVillalobosandtheMexicana 25-year-old trade dispute. For years, AmbassadortotheUnitedStatesthis dispute impacted both U.S. fresh Also on Nov. 19, as part of HarvestEsteban Moctezuma at the EmbassypotatoexportstoMexicoand Bowl,honoreeswillparticipateinof Mexico in Washington, D.C.Mexicanavocadoaccesstothe educational sessions and tours on theUnited States. NDSU campus.Themeetingwascreatedtodiscuss Therecertainlyarenon-phytosani-Asthestatesland-grantuniversity, NDSUplaysamajorroleincon-tributingknowledgethrough research,academicprogramsand NDSUExtension.Morethan2,900 agriculturistshavebeenrecognized and more than $425,000 in scholar-shipshavebeenawardedtoNDSU studentathleteswhoarestudying agriculture, business or premed and comefromanagriculturalback-ground.The NDSU Harvest Bowl program rec-ognizesthesuccess,dedicationand hard work of outstanding agricultur-ists in 53 counties in North Dakota and10countiesinwestern Minnesota.Anagribusinessawardrecipientis chosenannually.Thisawardrecog-28 POTATO GROWER NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2022'