Blog Posts
December 2021
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 [...]
AEWR for H2A Workers increases on Dec 29
Employers using foreign workers under the H2A program are required to pay a wage at least equal to the Adverse Effect Wage Rate [...]
Wage and Hour Inspectors in West Texas
Two gins on the Gulf Coast were visited by Department of Labor Wage and Hour inspectors during this season. In addition, two gins [...]
H-2A Overtime and Wages
We have been getting a lot of questions about H-2A workers recently. In addition, we are in the process of wrapping up two [...]
November 2021
ETS Litigation Consolidated into Sixth Circuit
As we reported earlier, lawsuits challenging the OSHA Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) have been filed all over the country. The ETS is [...]
Trust Issues Safety Alert for Lockout/Tagout
TCGA member gins have experienced several significant accidents in the past few days. In response, the trust has issued a safety alert in [...]
Emphasize Safety as You Start Ginning
The Ginners’ Trust wants to remind everyone to encourage safety as the season starts. We have already seen three severe, reportable accidents in [...]
5th Circuit Extends Stay for Covid Rule
On Friday night, a three-judge panel extended the stay of the Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS). The next step will be for the [...]
Update on Covid Emergency Temporary Standard
As you have heard, OSHA released its Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) last Friday. On Saturday, a “Stay” was issued by the 5th [...]
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard for Covid, Stay Granted by Fifth Circuit
OSHA issued their Covid Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for general industry on Friday, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has already granted [...]
August 2021
Safety Alert From Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust
Texas Cotton Ginners' Trust has issued a new safety alert, and has asked us to pass it along to you all. Please review [...]
June 2021
Can’t Make the Summer Meeting? Join by Zoom from your Office.
We are expecting a good crowd in Austin for the Summer meeting, taking place in just a few days! If you are unable [...]
2020 Air Emissions Inventory Verification
For those of you that had to submit an Emissions Inventory Report earlier this year, TCEQ recently started to send out the 2020 [...]
El Campo District Meeting on Monday June 21 – Also Available on Zoom
TCGA has begun our District Meeting process. We will have our District Meetings in person this year on the usual pre-Covid schedule. In [...]
May 2021
REMINDER – TCGA 2020-2021 Gin Cost Survey
It is that time of year again to complete the TCGA Gin Cost Survey. YOUR RESPONSES ARE NEEDED ASAP! We plan to have [...]
