The Pharr International Bridge is gearing up to celebrate the Annual Start of the Produce Season Celebration on Thursday, October 6, 2022. This is always a great event and brings a lot of attention not only to the bridge that crosses the most fresh produce in all of the United States (roughly 196,000 truckloads in […]
The Texas Vegetable Grower RGV Summit is just around the corner, sign up today!! Growers attend for Free!! Registration fee for non-growers is $20 per person. Date: July 28th Time: 9am – 3pm Location: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 2401 Business Hwy 83 E, Weslaco, Texas 78596 Lunch: BBQ from Frankie Flav’z in Weslaco – winner of the TX 1015 […]
Get ready for the annual TIPA Golf Tournament!! Happening August 5th at the Champion Lakes Golf Course (previously known as Palmview Golf Course) in McAllen, TX, we’ll be teeing off this year at a new time: 9am! Times: 7:30AM Registration/Lunch 9:00AM Shotgun Start, RAIN OR SHINE!! Cost: $175/Player $650/Team Fee includes lunch, green fee, golf […]
TIPA wants to thank everyone that participated in Viva Fresh 2022!! Attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and buyers all came together in Grapevine Texas, just outside Dallas, to help put on one of the best Viva Fresh shows yet. Highlights from this year’s show were: 2200 attendees, 200 exhibitors, nearly 400 retail-foodservice-wholesaler buyers, 4 sold out hotels (Gaylord, Courtyard, TownePlace, & Hilton […]
April 8, 2022 The Honorable Governor Abbott PO Box 308 Austin, TX 78767 RE: Seeking Relief or Process Change to Texas Border Truck Inspection Enforcement Action Dear Governor Abbott, On behalf of the Texas International Produce Association (TIPA), and $9 billion dollars and more than 1.28 billion pounds of fresh produce that cross from Mexico […]
TIPA is pleased to announced our most treasured event, the Texas Produce Hall of Fame Banquet. The event is scheduled for a new day on Monday evening, January 24th, at a new venue –Mission Event Center in Mission TX. We will be inducting several recipients, as well as 2 recipients for the Scott Toothaker award, […]
On behalf of North America’s fresh produce industry, we are calling for urgent government action to address significant ongoing supply chain disruptions with impacts to our food systems, economies, and ultimately individuals and families across the continent and around the globe. The COVID-19 global pandemic has created unprecedented public health, economic, and logistical challenges for […]
It is that time of year again to dust off the shotguns and work on your aim at the TIPA Pull-for-PAC 4th Annual Skeet Shoot. This fundraiser is incredibly important to the association’s work as it supports political efforts in both Washington DC & Austin TX. And we don’t have to tell you the long […]
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 11:00am – 1:30pm Bert Ogden Arena 4900 South I-69C| Edinburg, TX 78539 The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley cordially invites you to join us for our 15th Annual Empty Bowls. Every $1 raised will contribute to our 1 Million Holiday Meals Campaign, to help feed children and families in […]
On September 17th, the U.S. Dept of Commerce released their preliminary determination with regards to the potential reinterpretation of the FOB pricing in the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement. In brief, the preliminary determination appears to agree to with TIPA’s position on the following: 1. The phrase “FOB U.S. shipping point” refers to the point of […]
