Events and News
CFAP Study
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 [...]
Congratulations to our new TIPA Directors-at-Large! 2020
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 [...]
FDA Letter to Papaya Industry, Nods to TIPA & United Fresh’s On-going Efforts
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 [...]
Papaya Virtual Classes Now Available
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 [...]
Webinar: Understanding the Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya
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 [...]
MX Papaya industry introduces best practices document, Outlines next steps
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 [...]
