(Memphis, TN) — The Cotton Board is pleased to announce the hiring of Laura Ehret as Vice President of Program Information, effective August 25. In this role, Ehret will oversee the organization’s communications division, guiding efforts to keep cotton producers, importers, and industry partners informed and engaged with the Cotton Research and Promotion Program. “Laura brings a high level of …

A common question we’ve been fielding since passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill: “with all this money coming from the Federal government, why do farmers keep complaining?” It’s generally followed by: “you just can’t make some people happy.” There’s no question the Federal government has provided a robust level of assistance. For example, the American Relief Act in December 2024 provided $30.78 …

In late July, the Commodity Commission Ex-Officio Committee met to make appointments to the Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors.  GCC Vice Chairman Matt Coley, a cotton and peanut farmer from Vienna, and director Steven Meeks, a cotton, peanut, tobacco, and timber producer from Screven, were both reappointed to another three-year term on the Commission’s board of directors. Matt Coley …

PERRY/TIFTON, Ga. – The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission and the University of Georgia Extension Cotton and Peanut Teams, will co-sponsor a joint research field day on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Tifton, Georgia. The field day will start at 8:00 a.m. at the University of Georgia Lang Farm located at 230 Rigdon Aultman Road, Tifton, Georgia. After a …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Cotton Council (NCC) and the National Cotton Ginners Association (NCGA) welcome the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new guidance regarding Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) systems, as announced by Administrator Lee Zeldin. “We appreciate the EPA and the entire administration for addressing the issues of and providing support to small businesses and farmers,” said NCC Chairman …

Articles in this month’s issue include: 1. Cotton Jassid Update (Phillip Roberts) 2. Cotton Irrigation Considerations for August (Wesley Porter) 3. An East Georgia Perspective (Wade Parker) 4. Crop Status and Considerations Approaching the Finish Line (Camp Hand) Read the Full Newsletter Here

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 1, 2025 — Fourteen textile mill executives from Vietnam—the top export market for U.S. cotton— toured the U.S. Cotton Belt during a weeklong COTTON USA™ Special Trade Mission and saw firsthand why U.S. cotton is “The Cotton the World Trusts.” The COTTON USA™ Special Trade Mission was designed to strengthen relationships between the Vietnamese textile sector and …

Last summer, we wrote about a novel new concept for adding base acres to farms that had been proposed in the House Ag Committee-passed version of the 2024 Farm Bill (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024). While that farm bill never came to fruition, the concept ultimately was adopted in the One Big Beautiful Bill (H.R. 1) that was recently signed into law …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The National Cotton Council of America (NCC) today stated support for the executive action announced by the Trump Administration to eliminate the de minimis exemption for all commercial shipments entering the United States, effective August 29th. This decisive move addresses a critical issue that has undermined fair trade and the competitiveness of American industries, including the cotton …

The 2024 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards were presented at the 2025 Georgia Cotton Commission Mid-Year Meeting on July 23, 2025. The awards are co-sponsored by the Georgia Cotton Commission and Bayer Crop Science/Deltapine and administered by the University of Georgia (UGA) Cotton Team. Dr. Yangxuan Liu, extension economist at the University of Georgia, conducted the analysis. Dr. Camp Hand presented …

The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce that Audrey Young has joined the commission staff as the Outreach and Education Specialist. In her new position at the Commission, she will be responsible for creating and executing communication and informational programs for both producers and the public. Young is a native of Tifton, Georgia. She received a Bachelor of Science …

(Washington, D.C., July 9, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today that agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and 2024 can now apply for $16 billion in assistance through the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP). To expedite the implementation of SDRP, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering assistance in …