Events and News
Vaccination Clinics for Texas Ag Workers
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 [...]
Valentine Freeze and USDA Assistance Program
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 [...]
Welcome New TIPA Members
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 [...]
TIPA, UPDATE: Vaccine access & COVID relief
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 [...]
TIPA Hosts Skeet Shoot PAC Fundraiser
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, [...]
CBP Partnership with South Texas Assets Consortium, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Yields Paid Agriculture Internships at RGV Ports of Entry
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 [...]
