Blog Posts
August 2020
Texas Cotton Ginners Trust to Offer Managers Sessions by Zoom
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust will be offering Managers’ Session by Zoom every Thursday morning at 10 am for 6 consecutive weeks beginning August [...]
NCGA to Host Covid-19 Zoom Meeting – Please RSVP
Harrison Ashley with the NCGA is hosting a Zoom meeting from 2:00-4:00 Central on Tuesday, August 11. The exclusive purpose of this call [...]
July 2020
Mexican CDL’s Valid until December 31
Harrison Ashley from the National Cotton Ginners' Association sent us an update on Mexican CDL Drivers who's licenses will expire during 2020. The [...]
Period for Loans through Paycheck Protection Act Extended to August 8
If you have not looked at the Paycheck Protection Act, now might be an ideal time to explore the option. The Federal Government [...]
Remaining Safety Seminars Cancelled for 2020
All remaining TCGA safety seminars have been cancelled. TCGA never sent out registration for meetings this year, so hopefully you had not made [...]
H-2A Questions Answered
We have received a few questions related to H-2A workers that are important to ginners considering the use of H-2A workers. First of [...]
June 2020
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust Annual Meeting
The Texas Cotton Ginners' Trust will hold their annual meeting on June 30, 2020 at 10:00 am, following the Texas Cotton Ginners' Association [...]
May 2020
NCC Launches Contamination-Free Cotton Resource Page
The National Cotton Council has launched a new Contamination-Free Cotton Resource page. This page contains many useful links related to preventing plastic contamination. [...]
Last Day to Respond – Urgent Cottonseed Survey Request
Today is the deadline for the cottonseed survey! If you have not already done so, please return your survey right away. Here is [...]
Updated COVID-19 Re-Opening and Training Guidance
Keeping our workers safe is critical especially for the upcoming ginning season. TCGA has developed a new safety training and updated the work [...]
Recording Now Available for Plastics in Cotton Seminar
The Plastics in Cotton Seminar hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension was excellent! If you missed it, or if you would just like [...]
Register today for Plastics in Cotton Seminar
On May 6 from 8:30am - 12:00 pm, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be hosting an online Plastics in Cotton Seminar. Our own [...]
April 2020
USDA and OSHA Post New Covid-19 Resource Pages
Two new Resource Pages are available which contain a lot of information that may be helpful for your operation. Both of these pages [...]
DOL & SBA Post Rules and Guidance on FFCRA and PPP
The DOL has posted the rules on paid leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. These rules are quite lengthy, but if [...]
Don’t Forget the Cost Survey!
With everything else going on these days, it is easy to lose track of the smaller items. We have received some cost surveys [...]
