The Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA has ordered a referendum among potato producers in certain counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. This referendum will determine whether these producers want to continue the existing marketing order that manages how their Irish potatoes are handled. The voting process will take place from April 12 to April 30, 2021, and is open to those who grew potatoes between August 1, 2019, and July 31, 2020. If at least two-thirds of the producers voting, or those representing two-thirds of the potato volume, support continuation, the order will remain in effect.
Simple Explanation
Imagine some farmers growing potatoes in a few special places in Idaho and Oregon. They have to vote to decide if they want to keep using certain rules to help them sell their potatoes. If most of them say "yes," they will keep the rules.