FPAA Signs onto Letter Urging Congress To Take a Targeted Approach to Rail Safety Legislation
The Rail Safety Act of 2023 has raised concerns over its potential to increase costs for shippers without addressing safety. The proposed federal train crew size mandate could hinder innovation and competition, especially for [...]
FPAA, BTA Send Letter to Texas Governor on Texas DPS Inspections
Lance Jungmeyer, FPAA president and current chairman of the Border Trade Alliance (BTA), and Britton Mullen, president of the BTA, sent a joint letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott raising concerns about the enhanced inspections [...]
FPAA Signs Onto Stakeholder Letter Requesting Additional CBP Officer Funding in 2024 Budget
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Sonora Spring Grape Crop Estimates from AALPUM’s Grape Summit
AALPUM, the Sonora Grape Growers Association, hosted their Spring Grape Summit on March 22, 2023 in Tubac, Arizona. Among the full afternoon of speakers, FPAA Grape Division Chairman John Pandol spoke about market trends impacting [...]
FPAA Formalizes National Advocacy Efforts in New Membership Structure
Image credit : Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) members met to move forward with a newly adopted dues and membership structure that addresses the ongoing work [...]
FPAA, Port Authority, ADOT and Other Stakeholders Meet on Truck Electrification Project
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 [...]