NCGA Elects 2025 Officers
Originally established in 1937 with its charter of incorporation in Mississippi, the National Cotton Ginners Association is the umbrella organization for eight state and regional ginner associations. NCGA also represents approximately 500 individual cotton ginning operations in 17 cotton...
“Billy Sickler, the Southeast Ginner of the Year, didn’t grow up in the gin business like so many of our previous recipients have,” said Ben Evans, outgoing president of the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association. “He was actually born in...
Editor’s note: The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association will host its 117th Gin Show April 3-4 in Lubbock at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Once again, the goal is to reach out to gins all across the Cotton Belt and enhance...
The 73rd Mid-South Farm and Gin Show is scheduled for Feb. 28 and March 1 at the Renasant Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee. It features cutting-edge technology, educational seminars, 4-H competition and more. Exhibitors from across the United States will...
Global Cotton Ginning Company Names New President
Lummus Corp. has announced that Bill Antilla has joined the company as president of Lummus Ag Solutions, effective Oct. 28, 2024.
With a legacy dating back to 1863, Lummus Ag Solutions is recognized as...
Cottonseed Fire Protocol
This information outlines important guidelines and precautions for fire prevention and response in cottonseed storage facilities. Here is a breakdown of the key points:
Common Causes Of Fire
■ Sparks from gin machinery, especially gin stands, are a primary...
During the National Cotton Council’s Mid-Year Board meeting, a Strategic Planning Task Force met to develop a plan to help our industry address the competitive landscape and challenges we face. The task force made a number of recommendations, and...
The interns sent in their reports, and TCGA sat down with both of them to get an insider’s perspective on their summer and experience with the TCGA Internship program. This Q&A allowed the organization to gain a better understanding...
On July 2, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a proposed rule designed to protect workers from illness and injury associated with heat exposure. This proposed rule follows an “Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” that goes back...
The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association has two interns joining the organization for the summer and is excited for these young people to experience the cotton industry. Both will be with member gins throughout their internships. TCGA said they had good applicants...
Elevated seed houses are valuable for short-term seed storage, wet seed storage and gins with limited yard space. Design improvements allow overhead seed houses to be an efficient method for loading trucks from flat-storage houses and gins. When fully...
The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association hosted visitors from several cotton-growing areas during its annual meeting and cotton trade show in Lubbock this year. In recapping the event, the organization made the following comments:
“For our 116th gin show, we reached out...
Cotton Farming magazine, co-sponsor of the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association Gin Show recently contributed $3,676 to the TCGA/Texas Tech Scholarship Fund.
TCGA Executive Vice President J. Kelley Green, right, and TCGA President Mike Thompson, left, accept the check from One...
Wes Morgan, a veteran North Carolina ginner who has provided outstanding service and leadership to the U.S. cotton industry, is the 2023 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. He was recognized at the recent 2024 National Cotton...
If you are running a business, it is likely you have heard of the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The ERC is a refundable tax credit for businesses and tax-exempt organizations that had employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and were affected...
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