VACCINE First and foremost, since the topic is perhaps the one we have received the most inquiries on over the last 2 weeks is about access to the vaccine. In brief, we are pleased to report that Agricultural Workers have been recommended to be in the “1b” category to receive the vaccine in the next 5wks […]
In what has become a recurring event for the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA), this last weekend was the organization’s annual Skeet Shoot fundraiser. Critical to supporting the endeavors of the association’s activities in Washington DC and Austin TX, the PAC-funding event was held in a very different fashion from previous years. Due to the […]
PHARR, Texas – Working together with private sector, higher education partners, the South Texas Assets Consortium (STAC) and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), U.S. Customs and Border Protection is gaining up to 10 paid agriculture interns that learn valuable work skills while assisting CBP to process commercial produce shipments at Rio Grande […]
A study recently conducted by the Agricultural & Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University found that the payment limits imposed by the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) would have varying impacts across the country, but Specialty Crop producers in particular would fail to access an estimated $483 million of the funds intended to […]
Mrs. April Flowers of Lone Star Citrus Growers April is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin State University. She began her career as an educator and instructional coach before moving into marketing in 2009. In 2015, she joined Lone Star Citrus Growers where she is the Marketing Director and Benefit Administrator. Mr. Aaron Fox of […]
Mission, Texas: June 26, 2020: Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a letter to the entirety of the papaya industry. Growers, packers, distributors, importers and retailers were all put on notice in a Call to Action to be mindful of the “latest best practices and proactively working to keep papayas free of […]
Mission, Texas: June 18, 2020: A select group of papaya growers successfully completed the pilot training for the Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya on June 17, 2020. FoodSafety CTS developed the online training material along with the support and review by the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) […]
Mission, Texas: May 18, 2020: Within days of the release of the Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya document in April 2020, Mexican papaya growers, packers and importers were requesting and downloading the document from the Texas International Produce Association’s (TIPA) and the United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) […]
Mission, Texas: April 24, 2020: After nearly 10 months of international collaboration between stakeholders, researchers and government officials in both the US and Mexico – the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) and United Fresh Produce Association (UFPA) are pleased to announce the release of the “Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing & Handling […]
On Friday, April 20, 2020, USDA announced $2.7B would be dedicated to the fruit & vegetable industry, intended for immediate relief. $2.1 Billion = Direct payments to growers & grower-shippers. Producers will be compensated up to 85% of losses to a maximum of $125k per commodity w/ a limit of $250k per individual or entity. Qualified […]
