Webinar for Retailers & Growers: Understanding the Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya
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 the document from the Texas International Produce Association’s...
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund, along with other community development financial institutions (CDFIs), are partnering to provide $50 million in loans to small businesses in Texas that have been affected by COVID-19.
These loans, made through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), will primarily be used for payroll so that...
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) has announced the release of the “Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing & Handling of Mexican Papaya, First Edition.”
Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of TIPA...
Alamo Group Inc. announced that several of its manufacturing operations are either temporarily closed or reducing their level of production due to repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of the Company’s products have been deemed essential in the various jurisdictions where the Company operates, so while many of the Company’s facilities continue to operate with minimal disruption, several locations...
Talbert Manufacturing names Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, as its top dealer for 2019. This award recognizes outstanding performance in trailer sales, service and parts on behalf of Talbert Manufacturing. This is the 12th year in a row Hale has outperformed other Talbert dealers to take the top spot. The dealership was also recognized...
RFD-TV has stopped by Brandt booth at the 2020 Commodity Classic in San Antonio, TX. Brandt Director of Discovery & Innovation, Brian Haschemeyer talks about the foliar nutrition technology that is helping growers boost yields all across the country.
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Propane is needed for crop drying in unprecedented quantities by farmers across the Midwest, causing a supply challenge for propane suppliers.
As of Nov. 5, 2019, 52% of corn harvest was complete, according to a USDA report. That progress was 23% behind the five-year average. Harvest is proceeding at a slow, but constant, pace, providing consistent demand for propane used...
Texas Corn Producers Association (TCPA) President Wesley Spurlock, a farmer from Stratford, Texas, issued the following in response to President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption:
“While Texas farmers would prefer earning their livelihoods through an open marketplace, rather than a relief payment, we welcome...
Feeling under the wire to get corn in the ground? Texas farmers who may have been impacted by recent weather events, or delayed still have time to plant corn within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) requirements.
Most of the Texas High Plains has a June 5 final planting date for irrigated corn, with some neighboring New...
During harvest season most farmers work from sunrise to sunset in the crisp fall weather racing their combines through fields of gold. However, some farmers were able to catch a brief reprieve from the busy season for an opportunity to engage with fans that enjoy watching a different type of racing.
At the beginning of November, farmer volunteers and staff...
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