Texas Family Provides Winning Photo for BASF Cotton Seed Catalog

By Cotton Grower Staff|July 25, 2022

The Eggemeyer family from Midkiff, TX, submitted the winning entry in the BASF 2023 Cotton Variety Catalog photo contest.

Rachel Eggemeyer captured the winning photo of her daughter Claire in her flower girl dress from a family wedding a few years ago at their Texas farm.

“When Noble Laminack, our BASF sales rep, called me to tell me I won, I was shocked because I’m not an actual photographer,” said Rachel Eggemeyer. “I just like to play around with my camera on the farm, so I was excited.”

Photo: BASF

Rachel and Russ Eggemeyer met at Texas A&M University in 2003 and have been married almost 16 years. After living the city life in Dallas, Russ – a fifth-generation farmer – began hearing the fields calling his name. In 2011, the Eggemeyers moved to Midkiff to start farming with Russ’ family.

The Eggemeyers grow cotton, corn, and wheat, noting that they use FiberMax and Stoneville cottonseed because it produces high-quality cotton that is disease resistant and has given them strong yields.