Now that seed cotton is a covered commodity under the 2014 Farm Bill, USDA is ready to help cotton growers determine the best allocation options for generic base acres covered by the ARC and PLC programs.
North Carolina cotton grower and leader David Burns received the Long Leaf Pine Award, one of the state’s most prestigious awards, for his years of local, state and cotton industry service.
Passage of the House farm bill has drawn praise from key cotton organizations for helping provide much needed stability to the U.S. cotton industry.