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, […]
Mission, Texas: October 4, 2021: On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, Mr. John McClung – former President and CEO of the Texas Produce Association (predecessor to TIPA) – passed away in […]
On October 1st, 2021 the USDA inspections performed by TCIP in the Texas-Mexico border region were due to begin adding a charge for different Brands or Labels in the inspection […]
Greetings TIPA members, As you may have seen in the monthly newsletters, the association has formed a new networking group called Y-TIPA. This committee is specifically for TIPA members under […]
Mark September 1, 2 and 3, 2021 to join AMHPAC in Los Cabos, BCS in the XIII edition of their Annual Congress. The venue will be the Hyatt Ziva Hotel […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As we kick-off 2021, we welcome 4 new TIPA members to the Board of Directors. Paul Heller is originally from Weslaco, Texas and began his career in the Texas produce […]
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, […]
