Texas Pecan Board Enhancing Pecan Farming and Market Promotion
The Texas Pecan Board aims to improve the lives of Texas pecan farm families through enhanced productivity, market strategies, and promotion of pecan products. The board receives grants for various projects and collaborates with organizations to address challenges like the Pecan Weevil infestation. They also ensure compliance with laws regulating pecan costs in Texas. Meet the Texas Pecan Board team dedicated to advancing the pecan industry. For more information, visit their official website.
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Texas Pecan Board Mission To better the lives of Texas pecan farm families through improved farm productivity, enhanced market strategies, and promotion of Texas pecan farm families and their pecan products.
The existence of Texas Pecan Board makes Grants for Texas more likely Texas Department of Agriculture International Marketing Agriculture Commodity Export Support (ACES) grant $85,000 to TPB in 2022 TPGA, TPB Application in 2023 for $140,000 for promotion in Canada, China, Columbia, Europe, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Peru, South Korea, Vietnam USDA FAS Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) program Funding of $4.1 M earmarked for TDA of which the largest % designated for PECANS! Work with TPGA; TPB; Individual growers/shellers/value-added companies enabling GROWER trips to Dubai and Germany USDA Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC) Grant $25,000 (TDA with TPB and TPGA) to explore border barriers for U.S. pecans with Mexico Partnering with TAMU AgriLife Extension and Center for North American Studies USDA Emerging Market Program (EMP) $264,000 (TDA with TPB and TPGA) to promote U.S. pecans in Mexico Wild Hive developing marketing and outreach plans
Contributrion from NMSU , NMDA for $30K Dr. Suh ARS Entomologist to study Pecan Weevil. This type of contribution can only go to an organization affiliated with a state Dept of Agriculture and here that is the Texas Pecan Board. I heard a big western grower say: Keeping Weevil out of the west is the most important preventative measure there is. The Texas Pecan Board and TDA has been, is, and will be (if funded) trying to keep the West free of Weevil. ****Trucks turned back that were out of compliance ****Studies **** Compliance agreements
What does it cost? $.005 or cent/lb That s $5/ 1000 lbs And it s the law of Texas
Your Texas Pecan Board Team Larry Don Womack President Mike Adams Rodney Myers Troy Swift Dennis Hardmen Joe Massey Jennifer Ivey Kortney Chase Tami Sorrells https://www.texaspecanboard.com Patrick.Dudley@TexasAgriculture.gov
