Blog Posts
October 2022
TDHCA Housing Inspections in West Texas – Call TCGA if you get inspected
We are receiving calls from multiple gins in West Texas concerning Housing Inspections by the Texas Dept of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). [...]
September 2022
We are saddened to learn that Fred Jones has passed away
Ransom Canyon- Fred Jones, 89, of Ransom Canyon, passed from this life Tuesday, September 6, 2022. Fred, third of seven children, was born [...]
June 2022
Frank Thompson’s Passing
Frank Thompson passed away on June 20, 2022, just shy of his 93rd birthday, in Lubbock surrounded by his beloved family. He was [...]
OSHA National Emphasis Program for Heat
On April 8 2022, OSHA launched a National Emphasis Program for Heat Related Illness and Injury. This NEP requires each OSHA region to [...]
May 2022
Johnny Anderson
Message from Kody Bessent - CEO of Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. It is with great sadness that I pass along news that Johnny [...]
April 2022
LAST CHANCE – NCGA Cost Survey
WE PLAN TO COMPILE AND RELEASE THE COST DATA INFORMATION IN MAY. PLEASE COMPLETE THIS COST SURVEY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The USDA [...]
TCGA Member Has Big Win in Module Truck Case at Supreme Court
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Texas handed PPF Gin & Warehouse, LLC a big win by denying Delta County Appraisal District's [...]
ARS Ginning Labs Hosting Remaining Ginner Schools
Posting below is from Harrison Ashley with NCGA: USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has announced that with COVID numbers continuing to fall, the [...]
NCGA Cost Survey
PLEASE COMPLETE THE NCGA COST SURVEYS. THIS INFORMATION WILL REPLACE THE TCGA COST SURVEYS DONE IN PAST YEARS. The USDA and NCGA developed [...]
March 2022
Ginners’ Labor Guide Updated
Since 1997, the TCGA, in conjunction with the National Cotton Ginners' Association and other Regional Associations, have maintained a publication called "A Ginner's [...]
Site Specific OSHA 300 Inspections
As we mentioned in an earlier posting this month, the Department of Labor visited at least one cotton gin under a site-specific targeting [...]
Roy V. Baker, Jr. – 10/09/1938 – 03/16/2022
It is with deep regret that we inform you all that Roy Baker has passed away. Here is his obituary: The family of [...]
OSHA Hits Gins under Site Specific Targeting Program
At least one cotton gin in Texas has been inspected by OSHA this month under a Site-Specific Targeting inspection plan. For these types [...]
NCGA Online Gin Cost Survey
PLEASE COMPLETE THE NCGA COST SURVEYS. THIS INFORMATION WILL REPLACE THE TCGA COST SURVEYS DONE IN PAST YEARS. The USDA and NCGA developed [...]
