2016 NCC Annual Meeting

2016 NCC Annual Meeting

February 9, 2016
National Cotton Council Names 2016 Directors
The NCC directors for '16 were announced at the NCC’s annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 5-7.
 
National Cotton Council 2016 State Unit Officers Named
NCC state unit officers for 2016 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, on Feb. 5-7.
 
Michael Tate Elected American Cotton Producers Chair
Michael Tate of Huntsville, Ala., was elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council (NCC) for '16, during the NCC’s annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, on February 5-7.
 
February 8, 2016
Cotton Service Award Honors Jimmy Dodson
Jimmy Dodson, a Robstown, Texas, cotton producer, is the recipient of the 2015 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award. He was honored during the NCC’s '16 annual meeting held in Dallas, Texas, on February 5-7.
 
Shane Stephens to Lead the NCC in '16
Shane Stephens to Lead the NCC in '16
 
Ron Craft to Lead National Cotton Ginners Association
The Memphis-based National Cotton Ginners Association (NCGA) elected its 2016 officers on February 5 during its annual meeting in Dallas, Texas.
 
Louis Colombini Receives National Ginner Award
Louis Colombini, manager of the Westside Farmers Coop Gins in Fresno and an active ginner leader in California, was named the recipient of the National Cotton Ginners Association’s 2015 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. He was recognized during the NCGA’s 2016 annual meeting in Dallas, Texas on February 5.
 
February 6, 2016
Low Prices, Weak Demand, Uncertain Macroeconomy Making For Challenging Year
NCC economists say '16 will be another challenging year for the US cotton industry – with low cotton prices, ample global stocks and uncertainties regarding global mill cotton use.
 
NCC Survey Suggests US Producers to Plant 9.1 Million Acres in '16
US cotton producers intend to plant 9.1 million cotton acres this spring, up 6.2 percent from 2015, according to the NCC’s 35th Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
 
February 5, 2016
Cotton Council International Elects 2016 Officers
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Keith T. Lucas, Garner, N.C., cooperative official, will serve as president of Cotton Council International (CCI) for 2016. He and other CCI officers were elected at CCI’s board meeting in Dallas today during the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) 2016 Annual Meeting.
 
February 4, 2016
Texas Representative Conaway Addressing Cotton Council Delegates
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) is scheduled to address delegates attending the NCC's '16 Annual Meeting in Dallas on Feb. 6.