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Southwestern Cotton Producers To See North Carolina, Virginia Operations 08/01/2014
Ten Southwestern cotton producers will see cotton and other agricultural operations in North Carolina and Virginia on Aug. 3-7 as part of the NCC's '14 Producer Information Exchange program.

Far West Cotton Producers to See Mid-South Cotton Operations 07/24/2014
Nine cotton producers from Arizona, California and New Mexico will see cotton operations in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee on July 28-31 as part of the NCC’s '14 Producer Information Exchange program.

Cotton LEADS™ Partners Now Exceed 200 07/23/2014
Cotton LEADS™, a joint program established by the Australian and US cotton industries, now has attained more than 200 partners across the global cotton textile supply chain.

Mid-South Cotton Producers to See San Joaquin Valley Agriculture 07/03/2014
Thirteen Mid-South cotton producers will observe cotton and other agricultural operations in California’s San Joaquin Valley the week of July 13 as part of the National Cotton Council’s 2014 Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program.

Cotton Producers to Examine Montana Agricultural Operations 06/10/2014
Cotton producers from the Carolinas to California will get a look at a diverse range of agricultural production and processing operations in Montana on June 23-26 as part of the NCC's Multi-Commodity Education Program.

Earl Williams Receives Distinguished Service Award 05/29/2014
MONTEREY, Calif. – Earl Williams, past president/chief executive officer of the California Cotton Ginners Association, was honored here on May 29 as the recipient of the National Cotton Ginners Association’s (NCGA) '13-14 Distinguished Service Award.

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Cotton Newsline: July 30, 2014 07/30/14
Nine cotton producers from Arizona, California and New Mexico will see cotton operations in Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee this week as part of the National Cotton Council’s 2014 Producer Information Exchange (PIE) program.

Cotton Newsline: July 25, 2014 07/25/14
Field to Market®, the Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, announced the launch of a new agricultural supply chain program for US commodity crops.

Cotton Newsline: July 18, 2014 07/18/14
Thirteen Mid-South cotton producers observed cotton and other agricultural operations in California's San Joaquin Valley this week as part of the National Cotton Council’s 2014 Producer Information Exchange (PIE) Program.

Cotton Newsline: July 16, 2014 07/16/14
The Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management of the House Agriculture Committee, chaired by Representative Conaway (R-TX), held a hearing on the implementation of the commodity and crop insurance titles of the 2014 farm law.

Cotton Newsline: July 11, 2014 07/11/14
In its June acreage report, USDA estimated 2014-2015 US cotton plantings at 11.37 million acres, which is up 9.2% from 2013.

Cotton Newsline: July 9, 2014 07/09/14
With more textile mills reporting their contamination experiences to the International Textile Manufacturers Assoc. (ITMF) this year through ITMF's biennial survey, US cotton industry members are urged to make contamination prevention a high priority.