Georgia cotton producers had the opportunity to vote to continue the $1 per bale assessment that funds the Georgia Cotton Commission’s programs of research, promotion and education. This year’s referendum period ended on March 12. The Georgia Department of Agriculture recorded the votes, and the results showed 87.83% of voters favoring the assessment continuation.
Colquitt County cotton producer Bart Davis, who serves as chairman of the Georgia Cotton Commission, said, “I am pleased that growers have faith in the commission’s programs, even as cotton producers face generational, existential crisis. The members of the commission will strive and continue to push the industry to find creative solutions to best do research, promote and educate consumers and policymakers to the benefit of the cotton producers of this state.”
The Georgia Cotton Commission is a producer-funded organization located in Perry, Georgia. The commission began in 1965.
Georgia cotton producers pay an assessment enabling the commission to invest in programs of research, promotion and education on behalf of all cotton producers of Georgia. For more information about this and other topics please call 478-988-4235 or visit us on the web at www.georgiacottoncommission.org.
Source: Georgia Cotton Commission