AGENDA

Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association
Summer Membership Meeting
Hilton Palacio Del Rio
San Antonio, Texas
June 22 – 24, 2025

Sunday – June 22

3:00 – 5:00 p.m.  Executive Committee Meeting, La Condesa Room (Exec Members Only)

5:30 – 7:30 p.m.  Welcome to San Antonio Reception, La Vista Room (TCGA Gin Members, Guests and Sponsoring Associate Members Only)

Monday – June 23

8:00 – 9:30 a.m.  Board Committee Meetings, (Committee Members & Invited Guests 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 – 10:00 a.m.  Spouses Breakfast, La Condesa Room (Come and Go)

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.  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 p.m.  Buckhorn Saloon and Museum + Texas Ranger Museum, Dinner, open bar and all museums open! – 318 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205 (TCGA Gin Members, Guests and Sponsoring Associate Members Only)

Tuesday – June 24

7:30 – 9:30 a.m.  Board Business Breakfast Meeting, La Vista Room (Board Members & Invited Guests Only)

10:00 – 11:30 a.m.  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

We thank everyone for attending our Summer Membership Meeting and wish all of you a safe trip home!

The sponsors for this meeting are listed down below

Be sure to thank them for supporting YOUR Association

2025 Meeting Sponsors –
Thank you Sponsors!

Aguilar Insurance Group
Allenberg Cotton Co.
AZA Import & Export, LLC
Calcot Ltd.
Cargill Cotton
Cherokee Fabrication
Cofco Americas Resources Corp.
DJI Gin Repair “The Gin Stand Guys”
Ecom USA, LLC
ED&F Man
Fiber Brite, Ltd.
HI-Plains Bag & Bagging Co., Inc.
Indeco Products Inc.
Jess Smith and Sons Cotton, Inc.
Lone Star Bearing
L.P. Brown Company, Inc.
Lummus Ag Solutions
MTS Kimbell Manufacturing
Olam Agri
Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
Priority Power
RAM Manufacturing Company
RSM Company
Samuel Jackson, Inc.
Samuel Packaging Systems Group
Signode Cotton Packaging Systems
Stover Equipment Co., Inc.
Tama USA Inc.
Texas Agribusiness Insurance
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust
Triangle Insurance Company, Inc.
Wildwood Cotton Technologies

Be sure to thank them for supporting YOUR Association