'23 NCC Annual Meeting
See a schedule and more information on the NCC's 2023 Annual Meeting set for February 10-12 at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel in Dallas.
2022 Mid-Term Election Results
NCC-prepared document includes results from November 2022 mid-term election and freshmen Congressional Members profiles.
2022 NCC Planting Intentions Survey
See key results, including state-by-state intentions.
COVID-19 Resources
NCC members should check this page regularly for updates on COVID-19 and its impact on cotton.
WHIP+ Signup
Producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+).
USDA Ag Disaster Assistance Programs
This site contains a NCC-prepared summary of the 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program.
2021-22 Seed Cotton Program Information
2021-22 Seed Cotton Marketing Year Average Price Estimation; 2021-22 Seed Cotton PLC Payment Matrix
2018 Farm Bill Information
Links to documents and web sites containing information regarding the 2018 farm bill
Upcoming Events
NCC Annual Meeting Feb 10 Fairmont Hotel, Dallas, TX Learn more PCCA Board, Delegate Body & Marketing Pool Committee Meetings Feb 15 Lubbock, TX Learn more Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Annual Meeting Feb 21 Taylor County Expo Center, Abilene, TX Learn more Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee Feb 22 Doubletree 5069 Sanderlin Ave, Memphis, TN 38117 Learn more SCGA Annual Meeting Feb 23 The Peabody Hotel, Memphis TN Learn more 71st Mid-South Farm and Gin Show Feb 24 Renasant Convention Center, Memphis TN Learn moreCotton Facts
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Member Spotlight
Reid Nichols

Reid Nichols serves as the National Cotton Council’s Committee for the Advancement of Cotton chairman. A 5th generation producer, he is a managing partner in Hess Farms and Western Plains Farms, based in Altus, OK, where he oversees diversified operations that include irrigated and dryland upland cotton and wheat. He also serves as ProCot Cooperative Marketing Pool vice chairman.
Nichols, who obtained his bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma, is an Oklahoma Agriculture Leadership Program graduate. He has served as a NCC director and on multiple NCC committees among them the Packaging & Distribution and the Public Relations & International Development panels. Nichols, who participated in the NCC’s Producer Information Exchange, Policy Education Program and Emerging Leaders Program, is a Cotton Incorporated alternate director.