Today’s Cotton Newsline is 5 cuts. All cuts are Ted Schneider, a Louisiana cotton producer and board member of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol.
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Enrollment is open for cotton growers to the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol for the 2021 cotton crop. Existing members will also need to re-enroll their operations. The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol sets a new standard for more sustainably grown cotton amid greater demand for transparency. Ted Schneider, U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol board member and a Louisiana cotton producer, says enrollment is simple and easy.
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Schneider says the Protocol brings verifiable goals and measurement to sustainable cotton production, something that customers of U.S. cotton seek.
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The customers of U.S. cotton are under pressure by their customers to prove the products they source are produced sustainably.
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The program was designed as to not be a burden on cotton growers, starting with the self-assessment.
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He adds that the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol is valuable for the entire U.S. cotton supply chain.
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Growers can follow the Protocol on social media including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can contact the protocol by emailing growers@trustuscotton.org. Visit the website to sign up or learn more at www.trustuscotton.org.
