NCC Sets STAX/Farm Bill Workshops

The National Cotton Council (NCC) has scheduled 25 educational meetings across the Cotton Belt to provide its members with key information regarding insurance options for cotton under The Agricultural Act of 2014.

The meetings will begin in California on November 10 and conclude with two sessions in West Texas on December 10.

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Attendees will get an in-depth look at the new Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) for cotton and the Supplemental Coverage Option. Coverage levels, expected yields and premium rates will be covered in detail to help equip producers with the information needed to evaluate the insurance options for 2015.

The sessions also will include an update on overall farm bill implementation and a question/answer session.

“This new five-year comprehensive farm law features a greater reliance on crop insurance programs, and our producer members need to understand their options,” said NCC President/CEO Mark Lange. “As with our previous farm bill educational meetings in February, the Council encourages all producers, cotton industry firms and agribusinesses to attend any of these important meetings.”

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The meetings (listed by state, date and local times) will be held at:

Alabama

  • Dothan – November 19, 3 p.m. National Peanut Festival Fairgrounds – Volunteer Building, 5622 Highway 231 South
  • Belle Mina – November 20, 9 a.m. Tennessee Valley Research & Extension Center, 9494 Experimental Loop

Arizona

  • Casa Grande – November 11, 9 a.m. The Property Conference Center – Ellington Ballroom, 1251 West Gila Bend Highway

Arkansas

    • Blytheville – November 20, 2 p.m. Arkansas Northeastern College – Governor’s Ballroom/Statehouse Hall Bldg, 2501 South Division Street
  • McGeheeNovember 19, 1:30 p.m. McGehee Men’s Club, #1 Airport Road South

California

  • Coalinga – November 10, 9 a.m. Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant – Garden Ballroom, 24505 West Dorris Avenue

 Georgia

  • Statesboro – November 18, 3 p.m. Bulloch County Ag Center, 151 Langston Chapel Road
  • Tifton – November 19, 9 a.m. UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center, Small Auditorium, 15 RDC Road

Louisiana

  • Monroe – November 18, 9 a.m. Bayou DeSiard Country Club, 3501 Forsythe Avenue

 Mississippi

  • Stoneville – November 19, 9 a.m. Delta Branch Experiment Center – Capps Center, 82 Stoneville Rd

North Carolina

  • Rocky Mount – November 17, 9 a.m. East Carolina Agricultural & Education Center – Auditorium, 1175 Kingsboro Road
  • Lumberton – November 17, 3 p.m. Southeastern NC Agricultural Events Center – Room 4/5, 1027 Highway 75 East

Oklahoma

  • Altus – November 20, 1 p.m. Oklahoma Cotton Cooperative Assn., 20284 East CR 165

South Carolina

  • Santee – November 18, 9 a.m. Family Development Center, 210 Brooks Boulevard

 Tennessee

  • Jackson – November 20, 9 a.m. West Tennessee Research & Education Center – Room A 605 Airways Boulevard

Texas

  • Amarillo – December 9, 9 a.m. AgriLife Extension Center, 6500 Amarillo Boulevard West
  • El Campo – November 19, 8:30 a.m. El Campo Civic Center – Duson Room, 2350 Mechanic Street
  • Lamesa – December 10, 8:30 a.m. Leroy Colgan Bldg., S. 10th St. & S. Houston St. at Forrest Park
  • Lubbock – December 10, 1 p.m. Bayer Museum of Agriculture, 1121 Canyon Lake Drive
  • Miles – November 19, 9 a.m. Young Farmers Building
  • Monte Alto – November 20, 9 a.m. Rio Farms – Sam Sparks Auditorium, 25601 North FM 88
  • Plainview – December 9, 2:30 p.m. Plainview Country Club, 2902 West 4th Street
  • Robstown – November 19, 3 p.m. Richard Borchard Fairgrounds – Ballroom B, 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd
  • St. Lawrence – November 18, 9 a.m. St. Lawrence Parish Hall
  • Stamford – November 19, 2:30 p.m. Stamford High School – Auditorium, 507 South Orient

 

Source – National Cotton Council

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