USDA September Production Report
In its September crop report, USDA estimated a 2024-25 U.S. crop of 14.51 million bales.
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USDA September Production Report 09/12/2024: In its September crop report, USDA estimated a 2024-25 U.S. crop of 14.51 million bales. Learn more Over 300 Groups Call on Congress to Pass Robust Farm Bill 09/09/2024: Citing worsening economic conditions impacting the nation’s farmers, the National Cotton Council led an effort that resulted in over 300 national and state groups sending a letter to congressional leaders today calling on them to pass the farm bill before year’s end. Learn more NCC, USDA Announce 4-Bale Module Averaging Pilot 08/22/2024: The National Cotton Council and the United States Department of Agriculture, are pleased to jointly announce the launch of the 4-Bale Module Averaging Pilot Program. Learn more USDA August Production Report 08/12/2024: In its August crop report, USDA estimated a 2024-25 U.S. crop of 15.11 million bales. Learn more Southwest, Far West Cotton Producers to See Georgia Operations 08/01/2024: Fourteen cotton producers from the Southwest and Far West cotton production regions will observe cotton operations in Georgia on August 4-9 as part of the National Cotton Council’s 2024 Producer Information Exchange program. Learn moreUpcoming Events
Cotton Board/Cotton Incorporated Joint Meeting Dec 10 The Westin Gaslamp, San Diego, California Learn more Staplcotn Board of Directors Meeting Dec 18 214 W. Market Street Greenwood, MS 38930 Learn more North Carolina Cotton Producers Association 2025 Annual Meeting Jan 8 Sheraton Imperial Raleigh-Durham Airport Learn more 2025 Beltwide Cotton Conferences Jan 14 New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, LA Learn more 2025 Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting Jan 20 The Westin, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Learn more ACSA Mid-Winter Board Meeting Jan 27 Willard InterContinental, Washington, D.C. Learn moreCotton Facts
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Patrick Johnson
Patrick Johnson is serving in 2024 as vice chairman of the National Cotton Council (NCC). He is a graduate of the National Cotton Council Cotton Leadership Program and a past participant in the NCC’s Producer Information Exchange program. Johnson has also served as a director and on multiple NCC committees and as chairman of the American Cotton Producers.
Johnson, who received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mississippi, is a partner in Cypress Brake Planting Co., a family farming operation in the Mississippi Delta. Patrick currently serves on the EPA’s Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, is a director for Tunica County Farm Bureau, and is a Commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
