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 NCC Survey Suggests US Producers to Plant 10.1 Million Acres of Upland/ELS Cotton in '10 02/05/2010
US cotton producers intend to plant 10.1 million acres of cotton this spring, up more than 10 percent from '09, according to the NCC’s 27th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. (more Annual Meeting news)
| Darneille Elected '10 CCI President 02/05/2010
Wallace L. (Wally) Darneille, a Lubbock, TX, cooperative official, will serve as Cotton Council International president for '10.
| Administration’s FY11 Budget Proposal Undermines Farm Safety Net 02/02/2010
The NCC says the President Obama FY11 USDA budget ignores the extensive changes to production agriculture support that were embodied in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008.
| Senator Blanche Lincoln to Address '10 NCC Annual Meeting 02/01/2010
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, will deliver the keynote address at the NCC 2010 Annual Meeting being held in Memphis on February 4-8.
| NCC Commends Distinguished Service of Rep. Berry 01/25/2010
NCC leaders commended Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR), who has decided not to seek another term in Congress, for his distinguished public service noting that he has been a tireless and effective advocate for family farmers and rural Americans.
| Lincoln, Chambliss Leadership on Greenhouse Gas Rules Reassuring 01/22/2010
The NCC says it is reassuring to the agricultural community to see Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) responding to 138 diverse organizations by joining 35 other senators in cosponsoring a measure that would keep U.S. farmers and ranchers from economic harm. |
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Cotton Newsline: February 6, 2010 02/06/10
The National Cotton Council has prepared their annual economic outlook for the 2010 US and global cotton markets.
| Cotton Newsline: February 5, 2010 02/05/10
Each year the National Cotton Council conducts a survey of producers to determine acreage intentions for the coming season.
| Cotton Newsline: February 3, 2010 02/03/10
The National Cotton Council joined more than 130 agriculture interest organizations in communicating their support for the Murkowski Resolution of Disapproval.
| Cotton Newsline: January 29, 2010 01/29/10
Executive Vice President of the Agriculture Council of Arkansas, Don Alexander, expresses his appreciation to Senators Lincoln and Chambliss for cosponsoring the Murkowski Resolution of Disapproval.
| Cotton Newsline: January 27, 2010 01/27/10
Larry McClendon, producer from Mariana, Arkansas says there has been a lot of anxiety regarding the proposal allowing the EPA to have authority over and input on Cap & Trade & Climate Change issues.
| Cotton Newsline: January 22, 2010 01/22/10
The National Cotton Council was joined by 137 other commodity and agricultural organizations in declaring support for Senator Lisa Murkowski’s introduction of a resolution opposing EPA’s current plan to regulate carbon dioxide and other green house gases. |
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