2015 NCC Annual Meeting

2015 NCC Annual Meeting

February 12, 2015
Richard Kelley Recipient of National Ginner Award
Richard Kelley, a Burlison, Tenn., ginner who served as the National Cotton Ginners Association’s (NCGA) chairman in 2014, was named the 2014 Horace Hayden National Cotton Ginner of the Year. He was recognized on February 6 during the NCGA’s 2015 annual meeting in Memphis.
 
February 10, 2015
Bowen Flowers Re-elected American Cotton Producers Chair
Bowen Flowers, a Clarksdale, Miss., cotton producer, was re-elected as chairman of the NCC's American Cotton Producers for '15, during the NCC’s annual meeting held here on February 6-8.
 
NCC Names '15 Directors
The National Cotton Council directors for 2015 were announced at the NCC’s annual meeting held in Memphis on February 6-8.
 
NCC '15 State Unit Officers Named
NCC state unit officers for 2015 were elected at the industrywide organization’s annual meeting held here on February 6-8.
 
February 9, 2015
Gary Adams Elected NCC President/CEO
Dr. Gary Adams, who has served as the NCC's vice president of Economics and Policy Analysis since '02, was elected by the NCC’s board of directors to be the organization’s president and chief executive officer.
 
Sledge Taylor to Lead the National Cotton Council in '15
Sledge Taylor, a Como, MS, ginner, was elected NCC chairman for '15. Named during the NCC’s annual meeting held here on Feb. 6-8, he succeeds Wallace L. Darneille, a Lubbock, TX, cooperative marketer.
 
Cotton Achievement Award Honors Duke Kimbrell
The late Duke Kimbrell, a nationally recognized North Carolina textile manufacturer and cotton industry leader, is the recipient of the '14 Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award.
 
Cotton Service Award Honors Woody Anderson
Woody Anderson, a Colorado City, TX, cotton producer, is the recipient of the '15 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award. He was honored during the NCC's '15 annual meeting held here on Feb. 6-8.
 
February 7, 2015
Global Stocks Making For Challenging Year
NCC economists say '15 will be another challenging year for the US cotton industry – as global cotton stocks remain at very high levels and uncertainties remain regarding global mill cotton use.
 
NCC Survey Suggests US Producers to Plant 9.4 Million Acres of Upland/ELS Cotton in '15
U.S. cotton producers intend to plant 9.4 million acres of cotton this spring, down 14.6% from '14, according to the NCC’s 32nd Annual Early Season Planting Intentions Survey.
 
February 6, 2015
Cotton Council International Elects '15 Officers
Dahlen K. Hancock, a Ropesville, Texas, producer, will serve as president of Cotton Council International for '15.