As you may know, there was recently a serious accident resulting in two fatalities at a cotton gin in the Mid-South. Two people walking across the gin yard were struck by a front-end loader carrying a round cotton module. Our understanding is one was an employee and the other was a contractor. They were standing [...]
FDA reminds Human and Animal Food Facilities to Register or Renew Registration between October 1 and December 31, 2024. This is a renewal that occurs on all “EVEN” numbered years. Owners, operators, or agents in charge of a domestic or foreign facility engaged in manufacturing/processing, packing, or holding food for consumption by humans or animals [...]
TCEQ is sending out the notice shown below to many facilities in the state which currently have a standard permit or permit by rule registered for their facility. The reporting requirement specified in the notice is a result from the TCEQ Sunset process that occurred last legislative session. Many of these standard permits or permits [...]
The National Cotton Council recently added another Round Module Wrap to the listing of wraps that meet the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE) Round Module Wrap Standard. The official National Cotton Council list of approved product wraps can be seen at this link - RMW Listing
REMINDER - Please complete your annual Cost Survey. This data is very important for TCGA, as we use it for comparing the various power companies, and for development of arguments in our rate cases. You can use this data to compare your operations efficiency with other gins throughout the state. USDA and NCGA developed an [...]
OSHA requires annual posting of injury and illness data. Cotton gins, grain, feed and processing facilities are required to complete the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) injury and illness record-keeping obligations by posting the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300A) in each facility. OSHA requires the notice be displayed from Feb [...]
It is time once again to complete your cost survey for TCGA. This data is very important for TCGA, as we use it for comparing the various power companies, and for development of arguments in our rate cases. You can use this data to compare your operations efficiency with other gins throughout the state. A [...]
The new Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) were published in the Federal Register last week. The AEWR is the minimum hourly wage an H-2A worker can be paid. This AEWR came from the USDA National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) Farm Labor Survey (FLS). The annual FLS survey is generally used to establish the AEWR for [...]
The USDA recently published the results of the National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) Farm Labor Survey (FLS). Generally, the annual FLS is used to establish the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H2A workers for the following year. The law that established the H-2A program states that the importation of foreign workers shall not have [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Farm Service Agency (FSA) has a potential funding opportunity available for employers under the FLSP grant program. Funds are granted for the following goals and purpose: (1) Drive US economic recovery and safeguard domestic food supply by addressing current labor shortage in agriculture; (2) Reduce irregular migration [...]
