The Georgia Cotton Commission sponsors the King Cotton Awards to recognize outstanding contributions of county Extension agents to Georgia’s cotton producers.
The Junior Award, named the Allen B. Fulford Award, honors the accomplishments and memory of Allen B. Fulford, who served as a county Extension agent and state cotton agronomist. This award credits those with less than 10 years of service.
This year’s Allen B. Fulford Award winner is John Bennett, who serves as the Wilcox County Extension Coordinator and Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent. Over the past five years, he has worked with University of Georgia specialists and local producers to conduct on-farm research such as cotton variety, deer damage and fertility trials. He holds various trainings and updates for producers and shares his research through oral and poster presentations at national meetings.
The award was presented at the 2025 Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting & Professional Improvement Conference in November.
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 the Georgia Cotton Commission please call (478) 988-4235 or on the web at www.georgiacottoncommission.org.
Source: Georgia Cotton Commission