The Second annual Georgia Cotton Quality awards held last week in Reynolds Plantation honored 12 producers and gins in the state for high fiber quality and premiums.
Report (1:00 wma)
Here are some interviews Lee McCoy did at the awards event on February 13:
Interview with UGA Agronomist Steve Brown (4:30 wma)
Interview with UGA Economist Don Shurley (3:00 wma)
For a list of all the regional winners, jump to more.
In an effort to highlight that quality cotton can be and is produced in the state of Georgia and to inspire producers to aim for even higher quality, The University of Georgia Cotton Team, the Georgia Cotton Commission, Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association and USDA initiated the Georgia Quality Cotton Award that is sponsored by Bayer CropScience. The Georgia Quality Cotton Award provides a venue to identify not only high quality cotton that is being produced in Georgia, but also other quality-related management practices.
THE 2006 WINNERS ARE:
CATEGORY 1: Less than 500 Acres
AREA 1
Grower: Ryan Henderson- Terrell County, 236 acres
Average Loan Value – 57.69 cents/lb
Premium – 4.84 cents/lb
Gin: McCleskey Cotton Company
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AREA 2
Grower: Ratchford Hill Farms- Jefferson County, 240 acres
Average Loan Value – 57.57 cents/lb
Premium – 4.57 cents/lb
Gin: Bryant’s Gin
AREA 3
Grower: Derrell Bennett, Jr.- Cook County, 44 acres
Average Loan Value – 57.89 cents/lb
Premium – 5.19 cents/lb
Gin: BCT Gin
AREA 4
Grower: Travis Braswell- Seminole County, 263 acres
Average Loan Value – 56.84 cents/lb
Premium – 4.14 cents/lb
Gin: Cloverleaf Gin
CATEGORY 2: 500 – 1,000 ACRES
AREA 1
Grower: Lance Thompson- Pulaski County, 732 acres
Average Loan Value – 56.58 cents/lb
Premium – 3.73 cents/lb
Gin: Arabi Gin
AREA 2
Grower: Brett & Brett Farms- Jefferson County, 690 Acres
Average Loan Value – 56.69 cents/lb
Premium – 3.69 cents/lb
Gin: Farmer’s Gin and Storage Company
AREA 3
Grower: Charles Dodd- Brooks County, 655 acres
Average Loan Value – 55.87 cents/lb
Premium – 3.17 cents/lb
Gin: BCT Gin
AREA 4
Grower: Wilbeth Farms- Seminole County, 530 acres
Average Loan Value – 55.09 cents/lb
Premium – 2.39 cents/lb
Gin: Cloverleaf Gin
CATEGORY 3: MORE THAN 1,000 ACRES
AREA 1
Grower: Grimsley Farms- Terrell County, 1,200 acres
Average Loan Value – 55.88 cents/lb
Premium – 3.03 cents/lb
Gin: McCleskey Cotton Company
AREA 2
Grower: J.H. Harrison Farms- Jefferson County, 1,078 acres
Average Loan Value – 56.90 cents/lb
Premium – 3.90 cents/lb
Gin: Farmer’s Gin and Storage Company
AREA 3
Grower: DeWitt Farms- Brooks County, 1,621 acres
Average Loan Value – 55.17 cents/lb
Premium – 2.47 cents/lb
Gin: BCT Gin
AREA 4
Grower: Heard Family Farm- Seminole County, 1,186 acres
Average Loan Value – 56.31 cents/lb
Premium – 3.61 cents/lb
Gin: Cloverleaf Gin