| Fri, Nov 21, 2008 |
| Dec 08 |
40.51 |
+0.87 |
| Mar 09 |
41.76 |
+1.85 |
| May 09 |
41.87 |
+1.30 |
| Jul 09 |
43.00 |
+1.34 |
| Oct 09 |
0.00 |
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Jan 5-8
Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Jan 14-17
Southern Southeastern Annual Meeting, Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort, Destin, FL
Jan 15
Calcot, Ltd. Executive Committee Meeting, Calcot's Bakersfield, CA Headquarters
Feb 12-16
NCC Annual Meeting, JW Marriott,, Washington, DC
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Doha in December
In a column appearing in Farm Press publications, NCC Chairman Larry McClendon says if a December meeting of the WTO Doha Round is held, and the Lamy text used as a starting point, the haste to conclude the negotiations would work against a balanced agreement and the result would be a text that cannot pass Congress.
Cotton Organizations Convey Concern Over Farm Law Regulation
In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer, the NCC, the National Council of Textile Organizations, AMCOT, the American Cotton Shippers Association and the American Cotton Producers conveyed serious concern about the delay in publishing the regulation necessary to implement the cotton provisions of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008.
Beltwide Cotton Conferences Returning to San Antonio
The NCC-coordinated 2009 Beltwide Cotton Conferences will be held Jan. 5-8 at the Marriott Rivercenter/Riverwalk hotels in San Antonio, TX. The forum will be held under a theme of “Improving Our Farm, Future and World.”
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Cotton Program Changes for Loans, Loan Deficiency Payments, Upland Cotton, and Extra Long Staple Cotton (82k pdf)
The Federal Register published the CCC's notice of its revising
regulations as required by the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
(the '08 Farm Bill) to administer loan
and payment programs for upland
cotton and extra-long staple (ELS)
cotton producers and establishing new
regulations to specify payment
provisions for domestic users of upland
cotton. The NCC posted its summary of selected provisions (Members Only).
Quality Loss Crop Disaster Program Signup Begins
USDA announced that eligible farmers who suffered quality losses to their crops in recent years can enroll in the Crop Disaster Program 2005-2007 at local FSA service centers starting June 23, '08.
USDA Publishes Online CRP Annual Report
USDA on June 3 released the FY07 report on the nation's largest private lands conservation program, the Conservation Reserve Program.
USDA Moves AWP Calculation to Far East Quotes
USDA has issued a final rule outlining the switch to Far East (FE) quotes for the purposes of determining the Adjusted World Price (AWP). The use of FE quotes better reflects cotton trade patterns and is necessitated by the pending elimination of North Europe quotes by Cotton Outlook. The change, which will be reflected in the announced AWP on Thursday, May 29, would allow the commencement of the 6-week blending period of current and forward quotes.
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NCC Dispels Myths About U.S. Support to Cotton Farmers
This NCC document summarizes several myths/facts regarding US support to cotton farmers, including the fact that US programs have not caused low cotton prices and hurt foreign growers.
NRCS Strategic Plan Now Available
"Productive Lands―Healthy Environment NRCS Strategic Plan 2005-2010" sets the direction for NRCS and describes the agency's conservation priorities and goals.
America's Heartland
A weekly public television show that celebrates the miracle of American agriculture and the farm and ranch families that help make it possible is now in its fourth season.
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