USDA Announces March Prospective Plantings
USDA’s March Prospective Plantings Report indicates U.S. producers intend to plant 10.7 million cotton acres in 2024, up 4.3% from the previous year.
'24 NCC Planting Intentions Survey Results
Get survey results, the NCC's cotton economic outlook and other news from the NCC's recent 2024 Annual Meeting.
Mid-Term Election Results
This NCC-prepared document includes results from November 2022 mid-term election and freshmen Congressional Members profiles.
COVID-19 Resources
NCC members should check this page regularly for updates on COVID-19 and its impact on cotton.
WHIP+ Signup
Producers affected by natural disasters in 2018 and 2019 can apply for assistance through the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus (WHIP+).
USDA Ag Disaster Assistance Programs
This site contains a NCC-prepared summary of the 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program.
2021-22 Seed Cotton Program Information
2021-22 Seed Cotton Marketing Year Average Price Estimation; 2021-22 Seed Cotton PLC Payment Matrix
2018 Farm Bill Information
Links to documents and web sites containing information regarding the 2018 farm bill
Latest News
USDA Announces March Prospective Plantings 03/28/2024: USDA’s March Prospective Plantings Report indicates U.S. producers intend to plant 10.7 million cotton acres in 2024. Learn more National Cotton Council Names 2024 Directors 02/20/2024: The National Cotton Council directors for 2024 were announced at the NCC’s recent 2024 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Learn more Wes Morgan Is National Ginner Award Recipient; Distinguished Service Award Goes to Dr. Derek Whitelock 02/19/2024: Wes Morgan Is National Ginner Award Recipient; Distinguished Service Award Goes to Dr. Derek Whitelock Learn more Eddie Smith Recipient of Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award 02/19/2024: Eddie Smith, a former chairman and vice chairman for the National Cotton Council received the 2023 Harry S. Baker Distinguished Service Award. Learn more Steve Verett Honored With Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award 02/19/2024: Steve Verett, a former director of the National Cotton Council and current special advisor, received the Oscar Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award for 2023. Learn moreUpcoming Events
Calcot Board of Directors Meeting May 16 Hybrid Zoom Learn more The Texas Cotton Association 113th Annual Convention May 28 Hyatt Regency Lost Pines, Lost Pines, Texas (Austin) Learn more 2024 Cotton Growers Warehouse Association Annual Meeting May 30 Kimpton Brice Hotel, Savannah, GA Learn more Cotton Incorporated June Meeting Jun 10 Omni Las Colinas, Irving, Texas Learn more Arizona Cotton Growers & Ginners Annual Meeting Jun 12 Poco Diablo, Sedona, AZ Learn more 2024 ACSA Annual Convention Jun 13 The Phoenician, Scottsdale AZ Learn moreCotton Facts
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Patrick Johnson
Patrick Johnson is serving in 2024 as vice chairman of the National Cotton Council (NCC). He is a graduate of the National Cotton Council Cotton Leadership Program and a past participant in the NCC’s Producer Information Exchange program. Johnson has also served as a director and on multiple NCC committees and as chairman of the American Cotton Producers.
Johnson, who received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Mississippi, is a partner in Cypress Brake Planting Co., a family farming operation in the Mississippi Delta. Patrick currently serves on the EPA’s Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee, is a director for Tunica County Farm Bureau, and is a Commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
