Broadcast Newsline: March 1, 2013

The Policy Education Program is in its 15th year of giving US cotton producers an opportunity to learn more about the National Cotton Council’s policy development and implementation process and the issues affecting the industry.

Today's Cotton Newsline is 3 cuts. All cuts are Justin Layton, a producer from Thatcher, Arizona.

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The Policy Education Program is in its 15th year of giving US cotton producers an opportunity to learn more about the National Cotton Council's policy development and implementation process and the issues affecting the industry. With sponsorship provided by Syngenta, the program enables up to four producers from each major cotton belt region to attend the NCC's annual meeting where they receive an orientation to the NCC and its policy development process firsthand. Justin Layton, a producer from Thatcher, Arizona, provides some of the highlights of the first session in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Layton is looking forward to the second session, when the group will travel to Greensboro, NC, and Washington, DC.

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With completion of the 2013 PEP sessions, more than 180 National Cotton Council producer members will have participated in the program.

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