Latest News Releases

Latest news releases from the National Cotton Council

2024

National Cotton Council Names 2024 Directors
02/20/2024
The National Cotton Council directors for 2024 were announced at the NCC’s recent 2024 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Learn more


Wes Morgan Is National Ginner Award Recipient; Distinguished Service Award Goes to Dr. Derek Whitelock
02/19/2024
Wes Morgan Is National Ginner Award Recipient; Distinguished Service Award Goes to Dr. Derek Whitelock Learn more


Eddie Smith Recipient of Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award
02/19/2024
Eddie Smith, a former chairman and vice chairman for the National Cotton Council received the 2023 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award. Learn more


Steve Verett Honored With Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award
02/19/2024
Steve Verett, a former director of the National Cotton Council and current special advisor, received the Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023. Learn more


Joe Nicosia to Lead National Cotton Council in 2024
02/19/2024
Joe Nicosia, a Cordova, Tenn., merchant, was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2024 during the organization’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Learn more


Richard Lindsey to Lead National Cotton Ginners Association
02/19/2024
The Memphis-based National Cotton Ginners Association named its leaders for 2024 during its recent annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Learn more


NCC Survey Suggests U.S. Producers to Plant 9.8 Million Acres of Cotton in 2024
02/19/2024
U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.8 million cotton acres this spring, down 3.7 percent from 2023, according to the National Cotton Council’s 43rd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey. Learn more


CCI Elects 2024 Officers
02/19/2024
Lee Cromley, a Brooklet, Ga., producer, will serve as Cotton Council International’s (CCI) president for 2024. Learn more


2024 World Cotton Outlook:  Demand Improvement Expected but Economic Pressures Remain
02/19/2024
National Cotton Council economists point to a few key factors that will shape the U.S. cotton industry’s 2024 economic outlook. Learn more