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T he Cotton Board is governed by its membership consisting of both cotton producers and importers. The importers serving on The Cotton Board represent major U.S. brands and retailers — significant downstream cotton users. The producers on The Cotton Board...

Cotton Incorporated Develops Partnerships To Coordinate With Cotton Farmers’ Priorities The Agricultural and Environmental Research Division at Cotton Incorporated wears many different hats. We often hear of them partnering to support on-farm research projects, managing funded projects or giving presentations...

There seem to be so many buzzwords that come and go in the business world. I remember the days of trying to “think outside the box” to achieve team “synergy.” And goodness knows we have all grown tired of...

Earlier this year, The Cotton Board hired Grant Saum as its new Mid-South regional communication manager. His territory includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. The RCMs work to ensure that stakeholders of the Cotton Research and Promotion Program in...

A pillar of Cotton Incorporated’s mission is to promote all things cotton. The organization’s goal is to get consumers — everyday people — to care about what’s in the clothes and home furnishings they buy. Cotton Incorporated has been working...

The Seal Of Cotton Is Recognized And Respected In The Marketplace • By Stacey Warren, Warren, Arkanssa • Let’s talk about logos. What is the value of a good trademark? Well, when it comes to the Seal of Cotton trademark, the value...

Are you aware of all the research projects that are done on behalf of U.S. cotton farmers to help increase their profitability and success on the farm? Even though 2020 has been a crazy year and many folks are quarantined,...

2020 Is ‘One For The Books’ As I sit down to write this article and reflect on the year, I struggle to come up with the words to summarize 2020. The phrases I typically use to describe it may not...

Coordinating communication with cotton producers during the COVID-19 pandemic has been a bit of a tight-rope act. Normally, The Cotton Board communications team implements a variety of tactics to distribute information from the Cotton Research and Promotion Program to the...

Cotton Board Recommends Budget, Elects Officers During The Cotton Board’s recent virtual 2020 Annual Meeting, board members serving on the Cotton Research and Promotion Program recommended a 2021 budget of $80 million. This reflects a decrease of more than $8...

In late 2018, I was in Lamesa, Texas, visiting my friend, and Cotton Board member, Matt Farmer, during cotton harvest. A film crew accompanied me because we were capturing some footage of Matt, his operation and his family, to...

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of Cotton Incorporated, the research and marketing company funded by U.S. cotton producers and importers. It is the sole-source contractor of The Cotton Board and was created in 1970. A group of visionary...

• By Christi Chadwell, Lubbock, Texas • The Cotton Research and Promotion Program is led by a group of volunteer board members made up of cotton producers and cotton importers from across the United States. The members, alternates and advisers serving...

• By Stacey Gorman, Director Of Communications, The Cotton Board • Sitting in a bustling café at dawn as the city of New Orleans wakes up from its all-night festivities can only mean you’re at Café du Monde. This is one of...

• By Stacey Gorman, Cotton Board Director of Communications • If you ask an avid runner or serious athlete what their go-to running shirt is, you may not expect “cotton” to cross their lips. That isn’t the case for Emily Winters Wyonzek. Wyonzek...