On September 19, 2012, Jerry Hamill of Enfield, North Carolina, and Jimmy Webb of Leary, Georgia, were elected to serve a one-year term on Staplcotn’s Board of Directors at the annual membership meeting. They are replacing retired directors Bill Harris and Johnny Hux. Jerry Hamill Jerry Hamill became a..
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We are always happy to see when some of our members are recognized for their accomplishments and this year is no exception. January of 2012 brought to the limelight four members and it is only fitting that we share their achievements (and publicity) with our readership. Mike Tate, 2011 Cotton..
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The Chickasaw Council of the Boy Scouts of America honored Woods Eastland with the 2011 Distinguished Citizen Award on November 3, 2011. This award was established by the Boy Scouts of America to recognize noteworthy and extraordinary leadership of citizens in communities across the United States. In describing the purpose..
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Kent Fountain of Surrency, Georgia, and Walter Corcoran, Jr. of Eufaula, Alabama, were elected to serve on Staplcotn’s board of directors at the annual membership meeting held on September 21, 2011. They are replacing retired directors Kenneth Hood and Bob McLendon. Kent Fountain Kent Fountain is a Georgia native..
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It seems when you talk to any one of the Staplcotn directors who have witnessed the extreme weather problems this year, whether they are from the Mid-South or the Southeast, the response is the basically the same, “I’ve never seen anything like this is all my years of farming”. The..
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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.