During the storm earlier this month, we saw electricity and gas prices jump to levels never seen before for more than a few hours during a billing period. Prices for electricity hit $9,000 per MWh, as opposed to the normal price of around $40.00. This maximum price has been reached before, but never for multiple [...]
For covered employers, the OSHA 300A data must be entered electronically to the OSHA Web Portal. It is a good idea to enter your electronic data at the same time you are completing and posting the 300A form. Click here to access the OSHA Electronic Submission web site. Then, click “Launch the Injury Tracking Application” [...]
You should have received the TCGA newsletter in your email yesterday. If you did not receive it, please check your spam filter and check with your internet spam service. If you cannot find our email in your spam system, please give your association office a call and we will help you make sure you are [...]
Member Meeting & Luncheon - Click here for PDF As I am certain you are aware, TCGA’s annual cotton trade show was cancelled again this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center is closed to outside events through the end of April, prohibiting our event. However, we are planning a [...]
The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center informed us earlier today the venue will be closed to outside events through the end of April. They have been conducting COVID-19 vaccine clinics there since the beginning of the year. The gin show scheduled for April 8 & 9 as an outside event falls into that time frame. With [...]
The last of the Regional webinars for U.S. cotton producers to learn more about the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and how to enroll will be held next week. Two more webinars are set for Southwest producers - Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas Rolling Plains on December 9 (7:30 a.m. CST); and the Texas regions of the [...]
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 [...]
