In The Know

Staplcotn Director, George LaCour, of Morganza, Louisiana, was named 2014 Cotton Farmer of the Year at the 2014 Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference in Tunica, Mississippi in January.  The Cotton Board’s Bobby Skeen recommended LaCour to receive the honor.  John LaRose, Publisher of Mid-America Farm Publications and conference host..
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Staplcotn welcomed two new directors to their board at the Annual Meeting on September 18, 2013. Jeffrey James “Jeff” Hux of Sikeston, Missouri, and Frank B. Rogers III of Bennettsville, South Carolina were both elected by the membership to serve one-year terms.   Jeff Hux is a 1995 graduate of..
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Meredith B. Allen, President & CEO, has been named to the Agribusiness Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils in 2006, each designed to provide the Fed with important feedback regarding economic conditions within a key Eighth District..
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On January 17, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of Frederick Barrier, Staplcotn VP of North American Sales, to serve with 23 other members and 11 alternates to the Advisory Committee on Universal Cotton Standards. This committee is responsible for reviewing American Upland Cotton Standards and making recommendations to..
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At the National Cotton Council’s 2013 annual meeting in Memphis, Staplcotn Board Chairman Woods Eastland was honored with the 2012 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award. Named for the late California industry leader and past NCC President, the award is presented annually to a deserving individual who has provided extraordinary..
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