On August 12, the Commodity Commission Ex Officio Committee met to make appointments to the Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors. GCC Chairman Bart Davis, a cotton, peanut, corn and cattle farmer from Doerun, Ga. was reappointed to another term on the board. Chad Mathis, a cotton, peanut and corn farm of Arlington, Ga. was reappointed to the board as well.
Bart Davis operates Davis Farms with his wife, daughter and two sons. Davis is a longtime supporter of FFA and holds a State FFA Degree as well as being named Georgia Star Farmer. Davis was also honored in 2023 as the Georgia Farmer of the Year and the Cotton Achievement Award winner. In addition to serving as the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Chairman, Davis serves as chairman of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of Georgia, an alternate delegate to the National Cotton Council and a Director for Southern Cotton Growers. He has served on the board of the Cotton Commission since 2012.
Chad Mathis is a partner in Mathis Farms General Partners along with his father and brother. He graduated from Valdosta State University with a BBA in Marketing and returned to the farm in 1998, and he has three sons. Mathis has served on the Cotton Commission’s board since 2018, having previously served the Georgia Cotton Commission as a board advisor. In addition to service with the Commission, Mathis serves the industry as a delegate to the National Cotton Council of America, as an officer of the Southern Cotton Growers, and a director of Cotton Incorporated. He is also a graduate of Leadership Baker.
The Georgia Cotton Commission is a producer-funded organization located in Perry, Georgia. The Commission began in 1965. Georgia cotton producers pay an assessment enabling the Commission to invest in programs of research, promotion, and education on behalf of all cotton producers of Georgia. For more information about the Georgia Cotton Commission please call (478) 988-4235 or on the web at www.georgiacottoncommission.org.