Blog Posts
February 2023
OSHA 300 Injury Reporting Webinar
REMINDER - TCGA will hold an OSHA Reporting Webinar on Feb 14 at 1:30 PM CST. We recommend that anyone who maintains your [...]
Wesley Lefevre Love Fund
TCGA has learned that Wesley Lefevre, who manages Erickdahl Co-op Gin in Avoca, Texas had his house burn down earlier in the week. [...]
January 2023
Time to Complete Your Cost Survey!
REMINDER!! - It is time once again to complete your cost survey for TCGA. This data is very important for TCGA, as we [...]
Time to POST the 2022 OSHA 300A Injury and Illness reporting forms
REMINDER - the OSHA 300A Form posting deadline is approaching. The OSHA Record Keeping Rule requires employers keep records of all work-related injuries and [...]
David Swinford
Representative David Swinford passed away on December 31, 2022 at the age of 81. He represented districts 87/88 from 1990- 2010. Representative Swinford [...]
Planting Intentions
PLEASE SEE FORWARDED MESSAGE BELOW FROM NCC: Dear Ginner, To allow the NCC to have the most complete planting intentions information, gins are [...]
December 2022
Are you Eligible for the Employee Retention Credit under the CARES Act?
With the poor crop, most of us are looking for any way to offset costs of operation. If you have not already done [...]
New Adverse Effect Wage Rates Announced for 2023
The US Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the new Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for 2023. Employers of H-2A workers must implement [...]
OSHA Injury Tracking Application Login Changes
Some of you may have recently received an email from the OSHA Office of Statistical Analysis. This email details a login procedure change [...]
South Plains College – Potential CDL Driving School – Survey
As you know, it has become increasingly difficult to find drivers with a CDL license. TCGA has been working with South Plains College [...]
Kenneth Hood
Kenneth Brown Hood, 81, a Farmer, Ginner and Owner & Operator of Hood Equipment, died December 1, 2022 at Baptist East Hospital in [...]
October 2022
Important Notice from Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee
October 24, 2022 To: U.S. Cotton Gins From: Chris Berry, Chairman Attention Required – PBI Management, Sampling and Packaging [...]
EEOC RELEASES UPDATED ‘KNOW YOUR RIGHTS’ POSTER
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a new ‘Know Your Rights’ poster, which updates and replaces the previous “EEO is [...]
TDHCA Housing Inspections in West Texas – Call TCGA if you get inspected
We are receiving calls from multiple gins in West Texas concerning Housing Inspections by the Texas Dept of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). [...]
