2014 NCC Annual Meeting

2014 NCC Annual Meeting

May 29, 2014
Earl Williams Receives Distinguished Service Award
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.
 
February 11, 2014
Bowen Flowers Elected American Cotton Producers Chair
Bowen Flowers, a Clarksdale, Miss., cotton producer, was elected as chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2014.
 
February 10, 2014
National Cotton Council Names 2014 Directors
The National Cotton Council directors for 2014 were announced at the NCC’s annual meeting held here on February 7-9.
 
Cotton Service Award Honors Saxby Chambliss
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is the recipient of the 2013 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award. He was honored during the National Cotton Council’s 2014 annual meeting held on Feb. 7-9, in Washington, DC.
 
Darneille to Lead the NCC in '14
Wallace L. Darneille, a Lubbock, Texas, cooperative marketer, was elected NCC chairman for 2014. Named during the NCC’s annual meeting held in Washington, DC, on Feb. 7-9, he succeeds Jimmy Dodson, a Robstown, Texas, cotton producer.
 
National Cotton Council 2014 State Unit Officers Named
National Cotton Council state unit officers for 2014 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting in Washington, DC, on February 7-9.
 
February 8, 2014
Lee Tiller Recipient of National Ginner Award
Lee Tiller, an Odem, TX, ginner, was named the 2013 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year.
 
NCC Survey Suggests US Producers to Plant 11.26 Million Acres of Upland/ELS Cotton in '14
US cotton producers intend to plant 11.26 million acres of cotton this spring, up 8.2% from '13, according to the NCC’s 31st Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
 
Cotton Outlook Shaped by China’s Policy
NCC economists say cotton’s 2014 outlook will be influenced by China’s policy decisions.
 
February 7, 2014
Lea Elected 2014 Cotton Council International President
WASHINGTON, DC – Jordan Lea was elected the 2014 president of Cotton Council International (CCI) at CCI’s board meeting today at the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) 76th Annual Meeting.
 
January 30, 2014
PEP Gives Cotton Producers Better Grasp of Policy, Issues
Thirteen US cotton producers have been selected to participate in the '14 NCC Policy Education Program (PEP).