2025 TCGA Summer Meeting Schedule

Sunday

June 22nd, 2025

  • 3:00 – 5:00pm – Executive Committee Meeting (La Condesa Room)

  • 5:30 – 7:30pm – Welcome Reception (TCGA Gin Members, Guests, and Sponsoring Associate Members Only) (La Vista Room)

Monday

June 23rd, 2025

  • 8:00 – 9:30am Board Committee Meetings (Committee Members Only)

    • Environmental Affairs – El Mirador C West
    • Texas GinPac / Public Relations – El Mirador C East
    • Insurance – El Mirador B East
    • Safety – El Mirador A
    • Utility Rates & Regulations – El Mirador B West
  • 8:00 – 10:00am – Spouses Breakfast

    (Come and Go)

    (La Condesa)

  • 10:00 – 11:30am – First General Session

    (La Vista Room)

    • Harvest Cost Endorsement (HCE) Process, Progress and Implications”, Matt Huie, South Texas producer from Beeville
    • “Overview of Issues the National Cotton Council is Currently Engaged In”, Dr. Gary Adams, President and CEO of National Cotton Council
    • “Update on the Cotton Chair at Texas A&M University”, Dr. Mike Buser, Professor, Endowed Chair in Cotton Engineering, and Mechanization (BAEN Department)
  • Afternoon Free for Recreational Activities.

    Texas Independent Ginners’ Golf Tournament – All Attendees Invited!
    Please Contact Vann Stewart at 325-647-3544 if you would like to play!  

    Brackenridge Park Golf Course – $100 per player
    2315 Avenue B, San Antonio, TX  78215

  • 6:30 pm – Buckhorn Saloon and Museum + Texas Ranger Museum

    Dinner, open bar and all museums open!

    318 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205

Tuesday

June 24th, 2025

  • 7:30 – 9:30am – Board Business Breakfast Meeting

    (Board Members Only)

    (La Vista Room)

  • 10:00 – 11:30am – Second General Session

    (La Vista Room)

    • “HB 43 – How the Bill Could Positively Impact Agricultural Businesses Struggling from Years of Drought”, Rep. Stan Kitzman (R-Bellville), State Representative, District 85
    • “Processing and Analyzing the Recently Completed Legislative Session and How it Will Impact Agriculture”, Lauren Fairbanks, Founder, Moontower Public Affairs located in Austin, Texas
    • “Tariffs, International Policy and International Competitiveness in Cotton”, Dr. Darren Hudson, Combest Chair at Texas Tech University & Director, International Center for Agricultural Competitiveness