What are membership benefits of the Texas Pecan Growers Association?
A. In addition to receiving Pecan South magazine monthly, the Texas Pecan Growers Association offers monetary benefits to its members such as reduced registration fees for the annual conference and free recipe brochures to distribute to your customers. In addition, TPGA uses membership dues to support Dr. Leonardo Lombardini’s pecan research at Texas A&M University, Dr. Larry Stein’s pecan research and extension work, Bill Ree’s pecan IPM newsletter, the International Nut Council’s tree nut promotional and educational efforts, the annual Fred Brison scholarship awarded to a horticulture student at Texas A&M, and more. TPGA was recently a major funding sponsor for 2 pecan health studies at Scott and White/Texas A&M. And TPGA has funded a spokesperson for several years to carry out a multi-state television and radio campaign to promote pecan consumption.
