Statistics from the National Agricultural Statistics Service show the number of active cotton gins in Arkansas rose to 33 in 2017, paralleling an increase in the state’s cotton acres.
The National Cotton Council is reminding growers that the May 11 deadline to sign up for the Cotton Ginning Cost Share program is quickly approaching.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced renewal of the Cotton Ginning Cost Share program during a speech at the Mid-South Farm and Gin Show on March 3.