U.S. cotton producers are urged to participate in USDA’s Cotton Ginning Cost-Share program (CGCS), a one-time initiative that has a sign-up window of June 20-August 5, 2016 — with no deadline extension. A CGCS fact sheet is on the National Cotton Council’s website at www.cotton.org/issues/2016/upload/16cgcsfact.pdf and additional information is on..
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At their quarterly board meeting in March, the board of directors and officers of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (Staplcotn) officially recognized the receipt of the 100 millionth bale of cotton received on December 18, 2015 to be marketed by the association. The bale was produced in Donalsonville, Georgia, by Mark..
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Shane Stephens, Staplcotn’s Vice President of Cotton Services and Warehousing, was elected National Cotton Council chairman for 2016.Named during the NCC’s annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas on February 5-7, he succeeds Sledge Taylor, a Como, Miss., producer and ginner. An active industry leader, Stephens was a member of the..
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We encourage all of our members to come join us at one of our Grower Meetings that will be held in January, 2016. Click on the link below to find a Grower Meeting in your area and let your Cotton Specialist know if you will attend. Please note that there..
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Staplcotn and Stapldiscount welcomed a new board member on September 16, 2015. Henry “Allen” McLaurin, of Laurinburg, North Carolina was elected by the membership for a three-year term. McLaurin received his BS degree from Appalachian State University in Criminal Justice, Marketing and Management. He received his Master of Business Administration..
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Founded in 1921, Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (Staplcotn) is the oldest and one of the largest cotton marketing cooperatives in the United States. We provide a range of services to our members, including: domestic and export marketing; cotton warehousing; and agricultural financing, which is available through Stapldiscount, the lending arm of Staplcotn.