National Cotton Council

Kenneth Hood Honored With Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award The late Kenneth Hood, a former National Cotton Council vice president, treasurer, vice chairman and chairman, received the Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. He was honored at the National...

The National Cotton Council’s voice is steadily persistent on matters that could affect cotton producers’ ability to compete in the global marketplace. What were some key activities this past year? Cotton flow and marketing activities received a major NCC focus in...

The National Cotton Council-coordinated 2023 Beltwide Cotton Conferences (BWCC) will provide research results and other timely information on topics ranging from dicamba usage to drone optimization with the aim of maximizing the production sector’s efficiency, sustainability and profitability. Who attends...

Helping Consultants And Others With Agronomic And Pest Management Decisions ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR This year’s Beltwide Cotton Conferences will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jan. 10-12 at the New Orleans Marriott. The Cotton Consultants session will be...

A Slice Of Perspective To Be Gained ⋅ BY CASSIDY NEMEC ⋅ ASSOCIATE EDITOR Upon its inception in 1989, P.I.E. — otherwise known as the Producer Information Exchange — has been instrumental in creating avenues for producers to experience regions different from...

The National Cotton Council’s export promotions arm, Cotton Council International (CCI), is finding its new global textile manufacturing advisory initiative very popular — and resulting in significant purchases of U.S. raw cotton. What is this cotton consultancy? CCI created the COTTON...

NCC Resumes Producer Information Exchange Tours The National Cotton Council’s 2022 Producer Information Exchange program (P.I.E.) enabled Mid-South and Southeast cotton producers to see cotton and other agriculture related operations in Texas’ Lubbock and Lower Rio Grande Valley areas. West...

The National Cotton Council is engaging with Congress well before development and debate of the 2023 farm bill. How have farm bill priorities been conveyed thus far? Early this year, the NCC provided testimony at a House Agriculture Committee hearing, “A...

The National Cotton Council’s FY23 federal agriculture appropriations request would support important activities ranging from pest management research to export promotion. What specific needs did the NCC convey? Our request to the leadership of the House and Senate appropriations committees’ agriculture...

The National Cotton Council actively weighs in on legislation and regulations affecting U.S. cotton industry viability. ⬛ What about key legislative measures? The Senate and House agriculture committees have made climate policy a priority (the Growing Climate Solutions Act passed the...

Tom Stallings of the Funston Gin in Funston, Georgia, is named the 2021 Southeast Cotton Ginner of the Year. The award was presented at the Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting held recently in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Southern Southeastern...

Lately, I seem to find myself reflecting on the bright spots in my career in the cotton industry. We are not lacking good times or good people in this business. The past 13 years of my cotton career have been...

It was so ironic when I recently received an email message from Carroll Smith asking if I wanted to contribute a My Turn column for the next issue of Cotton Farming. Suddenly it brought back memories when I was the...

Long-time Louisiana Agricultural Consultant Association full member and current executive board secretary Robert “Hank” Jones of RHJ Ag Consulting in Winnsboro, Louisiana, has been named an interim trustee on the National Cotton Council Foundation board. Jones also serves as chairman...

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol president says that U.S. cotton’s standing in the global supply chain is being elevated by producers’ involvement in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol sustainability initiative. As the Trust Protocol’s first year comes to a close, what...