Blog Posts
April 2022
ARS Ginning Labs Hosting Remaining Ginner Schools
Posting below is from Harrison Ashley with NCGA: USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has announced that with COVID numbers continuing to fall, the [...]
NCGA Cost Survey
PLEASE COMPLETE THE NCGA COST SURVEYS. THIS INFORMATION WILL REPLACE THE TCGA COST SURVEYS DONE IN PAST YEARS. The USDA and NCGA developed [...]
March 2022
Ginners’ Labor Guide Updated
Since 1997, the TCGA, in conjunction with the National Cotton Ginners' Association and other Regional Associations, have maintained a publication called "A Ginner's [...]
Site Specific OSHA 300 Inspections
As we mentioned in an earlier posting this month, the Department of Labor visited at least one cotton gin under a site-specific targeting [...]
Roy V. Baker, Jr. – 10/09/1938 – 03/16/2022
It is with deep regret that we inform you all that Roy Baker has passed away. Here is his obituary: The family of [...]
OSHA Hits Gins under Site Specific Targeting Program
At least one cotton gin in Texas has been inspected by OSHA this month under a Site-Specific Targeting inspection plan. For these types [...]
NCGA Online Gin Cost Survey
PLEASE COMPLETE THE NCGA COST SURVEYS. THIS INFORMATION WILL REPLACE THE TCGA COST SURVEYS DONE IN PAST YEARS. The USDA and NCGA developed [...]
Time to Electronically Submit your OSHA 300A info
As we approach the end of February, we would like to remind our members that the deadline to electronically submit injury and illness [...]
February 2022
Registration for Gin School now Open!
Be sure to register early if you are wanting to attend gin school this year! Due to federal Covid restrictions placed on USDA [...]
NCGA Online Gin Cost Survey
REMINDER - Please take some time and fill out the new NCGA gin cost survey The USDA and NCGA developed an electronic version [...]
NCGA Electronic Gin Cost Survey
REMINDER - Please see email below from Harrison at NCGA. The USDA and NCGA developed an electronic version of the Gin Cost Survey. [...]
January 2022
Time to post the 2021 OSHA 300A Injury and Illness reporting forms
As we approach the end of January, we would like to remind our members that the OSHA 300A Form posting deadline is approaching. The [...]
2022 Planting Intentions Survey for Ginners
Please see the following message from Harrison Ashley with NCGA: Dear Ginner, To allow the NCC to have the most complete planting intentions [...]
Updated CDC Covid-19 Guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control recently updated their Covid-19 Guidelines. These new updates decreased the time quarantine/isolation time required after being exposed or [...]
December 2021
Sixth Circuit Dissolves the Stay on the Covid ETS
We received notice from the Coalition for Workplace Safety late yesterday that the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has [...]
