The Georgia Cotton Commission’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Commission’s 7th Annual Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center.
The program speakers are Mark Messura, Senior Vice President, Global Marketing, Cotton Incorporated; Dr. Gary Adams, Vice President, Cotton Policy and Economics, National Cotton Council; Ronnie Lee, incoming President, Southern Cotton Growers; and a representative from the Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, University of Georgia, who will provide a report on the economic contribution of cotton production in Georgia.
Following the speakers, the Commission will host lunch. During this time, sponsors will be recognized and door prizes will be given away. The meeting and lunch are open to not only cotton growers, but anyone interested in the cotton industry.
The annual meeting is held the same day as the UGA Cotton Production Workshop conducted by the Research & Extension Cotton Team. Attendees will learn the latest technical production strategies from the researchers whose projects were funded by the Commission using growers’ dollars. Information is available on the Commission’s website: www.georgiacottoncommission.org and at the UGA Cotton Team website: www.ugacotton.com.
There is no charge to attend. Pre-registration is requested to help with meal plans. Register online at www.ugatiftonconference.org or call 229.386.3416.
For information on becoming a sponsor, please contact the Commission office at 478.988.4235.
Sponsors to date are (alphabetical):
Aimtrac ∙ Allenberg/ProCot ∙ AMVAC ∙ Bayer CropScience ∙ Cotton Growers Cooperative
Dow AgroSciences/PhytoGen ∙ DuPont ∙ Deltapine ∙ Southeast AgNet ∙ Staplcotn ∙ Syngenta
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