We have received reports of issues with gas heaters causing fires or the potential for fires due to improper connections. Be sure your heaters are connected to the gas system with the proper type of hoses, and that the hoses are properly connected with brass fittings. Connections made with rubber hoses and hose clamps [...]
At least two of our gins on the upper coast have been visited by Department of Labor Wage and Hour inspectors this week. If the inspectors have contacted your gin, please let us know right away if you have not already. In the past, the main issues we have seen on this type of inspection [...]
The first Texas Trust Protocol session will be held on Monday! This session is for the Central and South Texas gins, but anyone that has a conflict on the date that their session is scheduled is welcome to attend any of the other sessions. Here is the full schedule of sessions: Regional webinars have been [...]
Many of you have worked with Paul Funk from the Ginning Laboratory in Las Cruces. He is a good friend to the Texas Ginning Industry. His son Simeon Andreas Funk passed away a few weeks ago at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. Here is the obituary that we received: SPC Simeon Andreas Funk was born in [...]
September 30, 2020 Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust to offer one additional Managers’ Session Thursday October 1, 2020 was added to the schedule. This meeting will be at 10am and can be accessed by the link below. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82401683823?pwd=VzRSSDlQWjN1UzN6cjFOdkViRHhKQT09 Meeting ID: 824 0168 3823 Passcode: 892963 You are only required to attend this meeting once! Please change [...]
The following is a notice from National Cotton Ginners Association: TO: NCGA Member Gin Assoctions and US Cotton Gins RE: Enrollment Live U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Webinar Sessions for Gins and Coops The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is excited to officially move into phase two and is recruiting new U.S. growers for enrollment. The Trust [...]
Tomorrow, September 17, 2020 at 10am is the last opportunity Trust Member Gin Managers have to attend a Managers’ Session by Zoom. The meeting runs about an hour. Please keep in mind that attending a Managers’ Session by the manager is one of the requirements to qualify for Safety Credit 1 and 5% credit on [...]
Some of you may begin receiving emails notifying you of the need to update your password on the FDA web site in preparation for the Biennial renewal. If you have not updated your password with FDA recently, take a little time now to be sure your password is updated and that you can access the [...]
We have received several inquiries about the Presidential Memorandum related to deferring social security taxes from September 1 - December 31 of this year. Under the Secretary of the Treasury's guidance, employers are allowed to postpone withholding and payment of the employees portion of the social security tax until January 1, 2021. We have reviewed [...]
For those of you who missed the NCGA Covid-19 Zoom meeting last Tuesday, there will be an additional session this Thursday, August 20 at 7:00 am. This session will be identical to the one held last Tuesday. The previous session was heavily attended, and from what most people said it was very helpful to those [...]
