Bowen Flowers Elected Chairman of American Cotton Producers
March 4, 2014 Bowen Flowers, a Clarksdale, MS, cotton producer, was elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2014, during the NCC’s recent annual meeting.
The ACP is an organization of cotton producer leaders elected by their peers and uniformly distributed among the major cotton-producing states. The ACP is the producers’ advocate within the NCC and has responsibility for developing recommendations on all matters affecting the cotton production sector.
Currently a NCC director, Flowers has served on and chaired various ACP and NCC committees and task forces. He will also serve as the at-large NCC producer director.
Elected as ACP vice chairmen were Ronald Lee, Bronwood, GA; Dan Thelander, Maricopa, AZ; and Jon Whatley, Odem, TX.
Elected as NCC producer directors were Michael Tate, Huntsville, AL, representing the Southeast region; Ted Schneider, Lake Providence, LA, representing the Mid-South region; and Shawn Holladay, Lubbock, TX, representing the Southwest region. Donald Cameron, Helm, CA, was re-elected to represent the Western region.
Elected as ACP state producer chairmen for 2014 were:
Alabama – Nick McMichen, Centre, and Ricky Wiggins, Andalusia
Arizona – Paul Ollerton and Gregory Wuertz, both from Casa Grande
Arkansas – Herrick Norcross, III, Tyronza
California – Mark McKean, Riverdale
Florida – B. E. “Sonny” Davis, Jr., Cottondale
Georgia – Tim Crosby, Pavo, and Chad Mathis, Jr., Arlington
Kansas – Kent Goyen, Pratt
Louisiana – Jason Condrey, Lake Providence; and Benjamin Guthrie, Newellton
Mississippi – Patrick Johnson, Jr., Tunica
Missouri/Illinois – Steven Droke, Hornersville, MO
New Mexico – Nathan Jurva, Carlsbad
North Carolina – David Dunlow, Gaston, and Joseph Martin, II, Conway
Oklahoma – Dan Robbins and Mark Nichols, both from Altus
South Carolina – Rusty Darby, Jr., Chester; and Kendall Wannamaker, Saint Matthews
Tennessee/Kentucky – John Lindamood, Tiptonville, TN
Texas – Keith Corzine, Stamford; Craig Heinrich, Lubbock; and Doyle Schniers, San Angelo
Virginia – James Jones, Jr., Windsor.
Source – National Cotton Council
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