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We’ve talked this week about how the cotton industry is disappointed the fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill did not include the cottonseed policy. Georgia Cotton Commission’s Richey Seaton had hoped this would have come through for producers across the state.
National Cotton Council (NCC) Chairman Ronnie Lee said the NCC “is extremely disappointed that the fiscal year 2017 omnibus appropriations bill does not include the cottonseed policy developed by the U.S. cotton industry in consultation with Congress.” Lee said the cottonseed policy is: 1) broadly supported by the entire U.S. cotton industry, as well as many other farm bill stakeholders; …
