After a year of hiatus, we are glad to announce this year's TIPA Golf Tournament on July 30th, 2021, at a NEW Location... the Palm View Golf Course, in McAllen, TX. Register now: 2021 TIPA Golf Regitration Form TIME 11:30 AM - Registration / Lunch 1:00 PM - Shotgun Start, RAIN OR SHINE! COST $150 [...]
We are excited to announce that the efforts that began with last year’s papaya safety guide continue to progress. Many growers have been trained, and we have now developed a “self-assessment” checklist that they can use, and that can evolve as a verification tool (e.g., as an addendum to a food safety audit). Use the [...]
On June 3rd, TIPA will host a webinar to present the Papaya Food Safety - Verifications & Grower/Importer Checklist that has been developed to supplement the existing guide, the "Best Practices for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya." Last year, United Fresh Produce Association in collaboration with TIPA and fresh produce industry professionals debuted the “Best [...]
Rio Fresh Inc in San Juan TX hosted the first fresh produce workplace vaccination clinic. Along with their employees, family members of employees, and the employees of 6 other nearby companies, that clinic was able to administer vaccines to more than 510 agricultural workers in 1 day! A tremendous feat by any measure and a [...]
For those growing operations that were impacted by the Valentine Freeze (aka Texas Winter Storm, aka Winter Storm Uri), we did want to make you aware of 2 existing USDA Disaster Relief programs. The best thing to do right now is CONTACT YOUR FSA OFFICE. Tell them what you lost in the freeze (commodity + acreage). You want [...]
As we kick-off 2021, we welcome 4 new TIPA members to the Board of Directors. Paul Heller - Wonderful Citrus Paul Heller is originally from Weslaco, Texas and began his career in the Texas produce industry at a young age on the family farm. After college he started working in the Texas citrus [...]
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 [...]
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