NCC Conducting Farm Bill Informational Meetings

National Cotton Council staff will review key provisions of the 2008 Farm Bill in 45 informational meetings across the Cotton Belt during the weeks of June 16, and June 23.  The meetings are being sponsored by the NCC and area interest organizations.

The presentations will be followed by a question and answer period, and are aimed at providing the best available information on the new farm bill.

"All NCC members should try to attend one of these meetings,” NCC Chairman Larry McClendon said. "I believe others involved in the cotton industry and agriculture also can benefit from attending these informational sessions."

The schedule of meetings, with all times local:

Mid-South:

·                    June 17 – Portageville, MO, Delta Center, 10 am; Jackson, TN, University of Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station, 10:30 am, and Keiser, AR, Northeast Research and Extension Center, 2 pm.

·                    June 18 – Memphis, TN, Agricenter, 10 am; Clarksdale, MS, Clarksdale City Auditorium, 3 pm, and Alexandria, LA, LSUA, 3 pm.

·                    June 19 – Rayville, LA, Civic Center, 10 am, and Yazoo City, MS, Rick’s Memorial Library, 3 pm.

·                    June 20 – Indianola, MS, Charles W. Capps, Jr. Technology Center, 10 am, and  Dumas, AR, Dumas Community Center, 3 pm.

Southeast:

·                    June 17 – Franklin, VA, Paul Dee Camp Community College, 9 am, and Jackson, NC, JW Faison Bldg, 2 pm.

·                    June 18 – Washington, NC, Beaufort County Extension Office, 9 am, and Bennettsville, SC, McColl Gin, 4 pm.

·                    June 19 – Santee, SC, Holiday Inn, 9 am, and Statesboro, GA, Bulloch County Ag Center, 3 pm.

·                    June 20 - Perry, GA, Georgia National Fair Grounds and Ag Center, 9 am, and Tifton, GA, Rural Development Center, 2 pm.

·                    June 23 – Belle Mina, AL, Tennessee Valley Research and Extension Substation, 9 am, and Prattville, AL, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, 3 pm.

·                    June 24 – Atmore, AL, Creek Family Restaurant, 10 am.

·                    June 25 – Donalsonville, GA, Lions Hall, 10 am.

Southwest:

·                    June 23 – Wellington, KS, Raymond Frye Complex, 8 am; Weslaco, TX, TAMU Citrus Center, 9 am; Robstown, TX, Nueces County Fair Grounds, 3 pm, and Hugoton, KS, Memorial Hall, 4 pm.

·                    June 24 – El Campo, TX, Civic Center, 9 am; Dumas, TX, Moore County Community Bldg., 10 am; Seagraves, TX, Community Bldg., 10 am; Victoria, TX, Howard Johnson Hotel, 3 pm; Plainview, TX, Ollie Liner Center, 3 pm, and Midland, TX, Midland County Horseshoe, 3 pm.

·                    June 25 – Uvalde, TX, Uvalde Quality Inn, 10 am; Lubbock, TX, Plains Cotton Cooperative Assn., 10 am; San Angelo, TX, Texas Agri-Life Research & Extension Center, 10 am; Lamesa, TX, Dawson County Community Center, 2 pm, and Abilene, TX, Abilene Christian University, 3 pm.

·                    June 26 – El Paso, TX, Wyndham Hotel, 10 am, and Altus, OK, Oklahoma Cotton Cooperative Assn., 10 am.

Far West:

·                    June 23 – Dos Palos, CA, DES Hall, 10 am, and Coalinga, CA, Harris Ranch, 2:30 pm.

·                    June 24 – Bakersfield, CA, Kern Ag Pavillion, 10 am, and Yuma, AZ, Booth Equipment, 3 pm.

·                    June 25 – Maricopa, AZ, Maricopa Ag Center, 10 am, and Safford, AZ, Eastern Arizona College, 3 pm.