 | Senate Agriculture Committee Makes Initial Step in Farm Bill Process 04/26/2012
The NCC extended its appreciation to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee and Chairwoman Stabenow (D-MI) for producing a farm bill that includes provisions supported by the cotton industry.
| | NCC: Farmers Need Risk Management Opportunities 04/20/2012
Texas cotton producer Woody Anderson testified before the House Agriculture Committee on April 20 that Congress needs to approve a new farm bill this year and one that will provide American farmers the key to long-term viability -- effective risk management opportunities.
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| Risk Management Tools Critical in Future Farm Policy 03/15/2012
The US cotton industry believes a revenue insurance program that supplements existing insurance products would provide an important and affordable tool -- especially given the weather uncertainties and risks that farmers face.
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| National Cotton Council 2012 State Unit Officers Named 02/14/2012
NCC state unit officers for 2012 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting held in Fort Worth on February 10-12.
| | National Cotton Council Names 2012 Directors 02/14/2012
The National Cotton Council directors for 2012 were announced at the NCC’s annual meeting held in Fort Worth on February 10-12.
| | Californian Recipient of National Ginner Award 02/13/2012
Stan Creelman, a Tulare, CA, ginner, was named the 2011 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year.
| | Coley to Lead the National Cotton Council in 2012 02/13/2012
C.B. “Chuck” Coley, a Vienna, GA, producer/ginner, was elected NCC chairman for 2012.
| | Cotton Achievement Award Honors Billy Carter 02/13/2012
The late W.L. “Billy” Carter, Jr., who served as the North Carolina Cotton Producers Association’s executive vice president and was a former American Cotton Producers chairman, is the recipient of the 2011 Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award.
| | Cotton Service Award Honors Neal Gillen 02/13/2012
Neal Gillen, the former executive vice president and general counsel of the American Cotton Shippers Association, is the recipient of the 2011 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award.
| | NCC Executive Outlines STAX Proposal Rationale 02/13/2012
Addressing the joint meeting of the National Crop Insurance Services and American Association of Crop Insurers, NCC President/CEO Mark Lange laid out the circumstances that brought the US cotton industry to endorse a sweeping change in cotton policy.
| | Sharp Elected American Cotton Producers Chair 02/13/2012
Clyde Sharp, a Roll, AZ, cotton producer, was elected as chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council for 2012, during the NCC’s annual meeting on February 10-12 in Fort Worth.
| | Webb Elected 2012 Cotton Council International President 02/13/2012
James L. “Jimmy” Webb, a Leary, GA, cotton producer, will serve as
the 2012 president of Cotton Council International.
| | China, Economy, Weather Key Factors in Cotton’s 2012 Outlook 02/11/2012
NCC economists say cotton’s '12 outlook will be influenced primarily by China’s national reserves stocks, uncertainty over the general economy and weather developments in the southwestern United States.
| | NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 13.63 Million Acres of Upland/ELS Cotton in 2012 02/11/2012
US cotton producers intend to plant 13.63 million acres of cotton this spring, down 7.5% from '11, according to the NCC’s 29th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
| | Farm Groups Discuss Next Farm Bill 02/02/2012
Leaders from the NCC and 12 other agricultural organizations met in Washington, DC, to discuss policy priorities, hear the perspectives of key policymakers and work toward consensus on the future of U.S. farm policy.
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| Keerti Rathore Receives 2011 Cotton Genetics Research Award 01/06/2012
Dr. Keerti Rathore, a Texas A&M University associate professor and researcher, is the recipient of the 2011 Cotton Genetics Research Award. The announcement was made Jan. 6 during the 2012 Beltwide Cotton Improvement Conference.
| | 2012 High Cotton Winners Meeting, Overcoming Challenges 01/03/2012
The '12 High Cotton Awards recipients -- presented annually to the nation’s most conservation-minded, environmentally-aware cotton producers -- are: Southeast – Kent Wannamaker, St. Matthews, SC; Delta – Coley Bailey Jr., Coffeeville, MS; Southwest – Shawn Holladay, Lamesa, TX; and Far West – Don Cameron, Helm, CA. |
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