25 Years of TAPA

The following is an excerpt from the June 1996 newsletter and how TAPA was formed.
At the February 1995 annual Tennessee Agricultural Chemical Association (TACA) meeting, members voted in favor of dissolving TACA and forming a new organization, the “Tennessee Agricultural Production Association (TAPA).” Members of the Tennessee Plant Food Education Association (TPFEA) also voted during their annual meeting to dissolve and form the new organization provided TACA voted in favor.  The two boards then met and assigned a committee to put the wheels in motion toward dissolving the two organizations such that TAPA could be formed.  Further investigation led to the conclusion that, due to the time frame involved in chartering the new organization and the fact that tax exempt status is becoming more difficult to obtain as well as the lengthy process, the most feasible move would be to merge the two existing organizations to form TAPA there by achieving both the federal and state tax exempt status that TACA currently holds.  The by-laws and constitution of the two organizations require that this come before the membership by vote.  Therefore, at our annual meeting in September TACA/TPFEA Meeting, ballots will again be circulated for voting approval of the membership of both organizations to vote in favor of the merger.  The program committee has an excellent program outlined for the upcoming meeting, so mark your calendars now for the TAPA/TPFEA meeting in September.