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TOFGA Seeks Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant

Job Title: Bookkeeper/Administrative Assistant

Minimum Qualifications:
Graduation from high school or equivalent, plus five (5) years of experience in general clerical/administrative experience including at least two (2) years of customer service.
Texas Driversʼ License in good standing

Work Hours: Monday – Friday, 20 hours/week flexible between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Pay Rate: $12/hour

Preferred Qualifications:

Strong proficiency with

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Texas Business Owner Sentenced to Jail for False Organic Marketing

Texas Department of Agriculture
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
02-26-2010
CONTACT: Bryan Black
Veronica Obregon
(512) 463-7664

AUSTIN – Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples announced today that a Texas Department of Agriculture inspection has resulted in a prison sentence for Basilio Coronado. The Brownfield company owner was sentenced to 24 months in a federal prison for falsely portraying his company’s produce as organic. The

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Drought Mitigation Workshops for Texas Farmers

Holistic Management International Texas (HMI) with support from Farm Aid is offering drought mitigation workshops to Texas farmers in 2010. Workshops are presented by Walt Davis, an engaging presenter with years of experience to share with his audience. Each workshop will be tailored to the region in which it is presented so landowners near each

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TOFGA Elects New President, Vice President

Susan Beckwith, TOFGA President

Friday night, members elected Susan Beckwith as the new TOFGA President. Susan owns Shades of Green Farm, along with her partner Jules, in Bastrop County, Texas. The certified organic farm produces roasting chickens, eggs and beef.  Susan is also the Assistant General Manager of Coyote Creek Organic Feed Mill, the first

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Candidate Bios and Meeting Agenda Online

Three candidates took advantage of the email nomination process to throw their hats in the ring for President and Vice President of TOFGA. Read about them and the meeting agenda here.

Don’t forget, you can still nominate someone from the floor during the meeting!

See you at TCOOPS!

Nominations via Email

At the last TOFGA Board Meeting the board approved the nomination of President and Vice President via email, in addition to the already announced floor nominations to be made January 29, 2010 at the annual membership meeting.

Nominations will be taken via email to info@tofga.org, to close on January 19, 2010.

All nominations will be accepted that

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