Saum Is New Cotton Board Mid-South Regional Communication Manager
January 7, 2021 
Grant Saum
Grant Saum has joined The Cotton Board as Mid-South Regional Communication Manager (RCM) serving Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.
A Tennessee native and former FFA Tennessee state officer, Saum earned an ag business degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He previously worked as a district sales manager for GreenPoint Ag in Alabama and Southern Mississippi.
“I have grown up around agriculture all my life, and I’m excited to dive into this new role with The Cotton Board,” said Saum. “I look forward to engaging with the cotton producers in my region and having the opportunity to be an advocate for the Cotton Research and Promotion Program.”
The Cotton Board RCMs work to ensure that stakeholders of the Cotton Research and Promotion Program in their respective territories are informed of the activities stemming from the Program as conducted by Cotton Incorporated and administered by the Cotton Board. The RCMs visit producers in the field, speak at industry meetings, participate in trade shows, and coordinate producer tours of Cotton Incorporated.
Other Cotton Board RCMs are Monty Bain, Southeast (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia); Shelley Heinrich, Southern Plains (north Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma); and Christi Short, Southwest (east, central, far west and south Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California).
Based on information provided by The Cotton Board
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