Originally established in 1937 with its charter of incorporation in Mississippi, National Cotton Ginners Association is the umbrella organization for eight state and regional ginner associations. National Cotton Ginners Association also represents approximately 890 individual cotton ginning operations in 17 cotton producing states.

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Ginning Scholarship Funding Drive Underway

State/regional gin association members' help is needed in raising additional support for the Peary Wilemon-National Cotton Ginners' Scholarship Foundation, including publicizing the funding drive. Jack Deloney graciously made available signed “Down at the Ginyard” prints for those individuals who contribute a minimum of $500 to the Foundation.

Approved Bale Packaging and Experimental Test Programs
Ginners are advised to take steps to ensure they are using only materials that meet JCIBPC and USDA CCC packaging specifications.  However, variances from the specifications are granted by USDA CCC for packaging materials in JCIBPC experimental or compatibility test programs.

Link Between Cotton Lint Quality and Module Cover Stressed
Cotton that is not well protected from the elements loses quality and value as it waits to be ginned. The profit from a year’s work and investment could be disappearing in poorly built modules under worn tarps. The dramatic effects on fiber quality and the resulting loss of value to the producer due to poorly shaped and deteriorated module covers are clearly shown in the publication: What is the real cost of a cotton module tarp?

Bale Press Maintenance and Bale Shape Uniformity (1.8 MB pdf)
Misshapened bales present a problem for not only gins and warehouses but also textile mills and the transportation industry. The most obvious problems include increased per bale handling charges. It is important for ginners to understand the significant safety hazards at the gin and warehouses associated with misshapened bales. The following power point presentation, created by Joe Thomas and Duncan McCook with Lummus Corporation, was created to assist ginners as they seek solutions to address the issue of misshapen bales. This presentation was given by Mr. McCook at the 2008 Ginners Conference in Nashville.
 

Required Contents of an SPCC Plan by Kelley Green, TCGA
This is a general summary of the requirements for a typical cotton gin that has only press pump tanks and possibly small above ground fuel tanks. There are additional requirements ? especially if you have fuel operations or underground storage tanks.