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USDA Seeks Nominations For National Watermelon Promotion Board

2023-02-23T18:04:35+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Uncategorized|

This content provided courtesy of the U.S department of agriculture The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations of qualified watermelon producers, handlers, importers, and one public member for nine seats on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. The Secretary of Agriculture will appoint individuals to succeed members whose terms of office expire on Dec. [...]

FPAA, Port Authority, ADOT and Other Stakeholders Meet on Truck Electrification Project

2023-02-23T17:49:47+00:00February 23rd, 2023|Categories: Blog, News|

Matt Mandel, the FPAA representative on the Greater Nogales and Santa Cruz County Port Authority, and Allison Moore attended a meeting of stakeholders working on a project to study electric truck feasibility and the needed area infrastructure to support electric trucks operating in the Sonora-Arizona corridor. The Nogales Port Authority is the principal program sponsor, the [...]

FPAA Cosigns Letter to the President on Federal Policy Reforms

2023-01-19T19:21:00+00:00January 19th, 2023|Categories: Blog, News|

President of FPAA, Lance Jungmeyer, cosigned a letter from the Border Trade Alliance to President Joseph R. Biden. The letter expresses concern about the increasing volume of asylum seekers at the United States -Mexico border and how the situation was becoming more untenable by the day, placing tremendous pressure on the very limited resources of [...]