On March 3, at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show in Memphis, Tennessee, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced a Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) program for the 2016 crop. This program provides assistance to American cotton producers who were left out of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) safety net programs during that crop year. The Georgia Cotton Commission welcomes this …
USDA Helps Cotton Producers Maintain, Expand Domestic Market
It was officially announced this past weekend that cotton producers will get a little bit of financial help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Gary Crawford has the story. Perdue Announces Renewal of Cotton Gin Cost Share Program-1 Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue was in Memphis Saturday explaining why the Cotton Ginning Cost Share (CGCS) announcement was delayed. Perdue Announces …
Senate Confirms Key USTR Nominees
The National Cotton Council is pleased with the Senate’s confirmation of key officials in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The Senate confirmed Gregg Doud as USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Dennis Shea as Deputy USTR (Geneva) and C. J. Mahoney as Deputy USTR (Investment, Services, Labor, Environment, Africa, China, and the Western Hemisphere). Earlier this year, the NCC …
Waiting on Final Seed Cotton Program Details
While cotton producers are very aware of the new safety net program for seed cotton, there are still final details of that program yet to come. Here’s Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton. Waiting on Final Seed Cotton Program Details Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, 2025Florida Cattle …
Helping Answer Questions About Seed Cotton Program
Back on Feb. 9, the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2018 was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump. It included a safety net program for seed cotton, making cotton a covered commodity under Title 1 of the farm bill. And since that time, Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton said during cotton production meetings being held around the …
USDA Releases 2018 Planting Estimates
While some planters are already working in Texas, the Corn Belt seems a long way away from planting because of snow and ice. However, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is already thinking about planting. During the Agricultural Outlook Forum in Arlington, Virginia, the USDA released its acreage estimates for 2018. The USDA says corn and soybean acres will be …
Seed Cotton Program Discussed
The past Chairman of the National Cotton Council, Ronnie Lee from Bronwood, GA, addressed the Annual Winter Conference of the National Peanut Buying Points Association in Biloxi, Mississippi. Tyron Spearman talked with him about the new Seed Cotton program. Seed Cotton Program Discussed Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research Impactful for the Future of the Florida Cattle IndustryOctober 31, …
Georgia Cotton Producers Reminded about Seed Cotton Webinar
This past Monday, the National Cotton Council held a webinar for Southeast producers regarding the new seed cotton provisions. But if you missed it, Georgia Cotton Commission Executive Director Richey Seaton says a repeat of the webinar will be held next Monday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Georgia Cotton Producers Reminded about Seed Cotton Webinar Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded …
NCC Invites Growers to Participate in Informational Webinars
U.S. cotton industry members across the Southeast are encouraged to participate in the National Cotton Council (NCC) hosted regional information conference call/webinar on February 19. Tyron Spearman reports it will cover information about provisions of the new Seed Cotton Program authorized under current farm law. NCC Invites Growers to Participate in Informational Webinars Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funded Research …
Ron Craft to Lead the National Cotton Council in 2018
Ron Craft, a cotton producer and fifth-generation ginner from Plains, Texas, was elected National Cotton Council chairman for 2018. Named during the NCC’s 2018 annual meeting held in Fort Worth, Texas on February 9-11, Craft moves up from NCC vice chairman to succeed Ronnie Lee, a cotton producer from Bronwood, Georgia. Active in many state and national farm and gin …