PRESIDENT'S REPORT: Keith Mixon
There were other memorable moments during Mixon's tenure as president. He was particularly impressed at how TCGA continues to create important alliances with other groups in an effort to achieve common goals. Along that line, he is confident that TCGA, working with other cotton organizations, can continue to protect the 2008 Farm Bill despite attacks from critics.
"We have to keep working with our friends in Congress and the industry," he says. "We've been successful at that for a long time, and we just can't become complacent."
As for a final message Mixon would like to convey as his year as TCGA president nears an end, he wants to encourage young people who might be considering a career in cotton or ginning.
He was excited about having two young college interns working at TCGA gins this past year. It was a good experience for all parties, and Mixon believes there are opportunities for other young people looking for jobs.
"It gives me a lot of hope about the future when I see young folks excited about working for one of our gins," he says. "We have about seven or eight gin managers in the state who are about to retire, and we need young people to move into our industry."
All it takes to start a career is an opportunity, as Mixon sees it. With any luck, one of those young people could follow in his footsteps and become TCGA president someday.
source : cottonfarming
There were other memorable moments during Mixon's tenure as president. He was particularly impressed at how TCGA continues to create important alliances with other groups in an effort to achieve common goals. Along that line, he is confident that TCGA, working with other cotton organizations, can continue to protect the 2008 Farm Bill despite attacks from critics.
"We have to keep working with our friends in Congress and the industry," he says. "We've been successful at that for a long time, and we just can't become complacent."
As for a final message Mixon would like to convey as his year as TCGA president nears an end, he wants to encourage young people who might be considering a career in cotton or ginning.
He was excited about having two young college interns working at TCGA gins this past year. It was a good experience for all parties, and Mixon believes there are opportunities for other young people looking for jobs.
"It gives me a lot of hope about the future when I see young folks excited about working for one of our gins," he says. "We have about seven or eight gin managers in the state who are about to retire, and we need young people to move into our industry."
All it takes to start a career is an opportunity, as Mixon sees it. With any luck, one of those young people could follow in his footsteps and become TCGA president someday.
source : cottonfarming
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