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 [...]
Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust will be offering Managers’ Session by Zoom every Thursday morning at 10 am for 6 consecutive weeks beginning August 13, 2020 and ending September 17, 2020. We hope this gives everyone an ample opportunity to attend one of the meetings. The meeting runs about an hour. Please keep in mind that [...]
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 is to discuss COVID-19 Gin Employer Requirements. Attorney Travis Vance with Fisher and Phillips will make the presentation, and participants will be able to ask questions. There is no charge for this [...]
Harrison Ashley from the National Cotton Ginners' Association sent us an update on Mexican CDL Drivers who's licenses will expire during 2020. The Mexican Government is not currently renewing drivers licenses, and they have extended the validity of all licenses until December 31, 2020. If you have a driver utilizing a Mexican CDL that shows [...]
