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We all witnessed gymnast Suni Lee's medal-earning performances in Paris! In this month's Cotton Farming Magazine Research & Promotion article, see how Cotton Incorporated used Suni's influence to help promote cotton to consumers! ow.ly/Cszw50SXKoT

The Cotton Board held its Annual Meeting last week and voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s 2025 budget of $89 million. The board also elected a new slate of officers, including Akiko Inui, an Importer from New York, to serve as Chair. ow.ly/EEvS50SYB2G

Shelley had a busy week in Kansas! Thank you to Southern Kansas Cotton Growers for the opportunity to present at the annual meeting this week. She also spent time visiting growers around the area and seeing their crop. Thanks for a great week!

Thanks to Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council for having Stacey & Christi on the Co-Op Talk Texas podcast this week to talk about The Cotton Board's work! Please check it out wherever you get your podcasts. texasco-op.org/podcasts

Management of late season weeds can be a real nuisance. In this free Grow: Plant Health Exchange webinar, sponsored by Cotton Incorporated, you'll get tips from an expert on how to keep fields clean and reduce your seed bank for next season. ow.ly/EmP750SZt4h

We are only one day away from Cotton & Coffee! Please make plans to wake up with us and drink your morning cup of coffee while hearing about Cotton Incorporated's plan and budget for 2025! cottonboard.org/cotton-coffee

Did you know South TX is one of the first areas that plants cotton in early spring? Which means they harvest early, too! Thanks to Cotton Board Alternate and South TX grower, Miranda Barrett, for sharing this photo with us when they finished harvest this week!

The The Cotton Board and Cotton Incorporated 2023 Annual Reports are now available! To view the reports, visit cottonboard.org/stakeholder-tr….

Thank you to Dean and Polly Wells for showing Christi around your farm in Casa Grande, AZ, this week!

The August edition of our Cotton Leader newsletter is now available: ow.ly/mO7L50T9LNZ

Cotton Incorporated’s Dr. Evy Jaconis and Christi had a great week in Arizona attending the State Support Committee meeting and farm visits. Thanks to Adam Hatley in Scottsdale and Cassy England in Red Rock for your time and showing us some beautiful cotton!

Daniel attended the South Carolina Cotton Board meeting and field tour this week at the Pee Dee Research and Education Center in Florence, SC.

Grant and Bill traveled to Sikeston, Missouri, last week to to visit with Jeff Hux, an area grower and Cotton Incorporated Board Secretary. They also stopped through Kennett, Missouri, to catch up with Cotton Board Alternate Member and grower Chad Fullerton on his farm.

Quail Forever held their 2025 National Farmer of the Year award ceremony in Bogota, TN, this week. Grant enjoyed attending and congratulating Wally Childress, a farmer in Bogota, who has worked with Quail Forever for more than three years improving conservation in his operation.

The month of August in The Cotton Board Calendar was sponsored by our friends at the Louisiana Cotton & Grain Association and featured this image of a five-lock boll of cotton from Panola & Co. Farm in Newellton, Louisiana.

Paislee is proud of her Granddad Brad’s cotton patch in Oklahoma! She wears cotton and wants you to wear it, too.  Thanks to Brad Harrison and his family for sharing this fun photo with us!

Wishing you all a happy and safe Labor Day!

We are two weeks away from September's Cotton & Coffee session featuring Cotton Incorporated Senior Economist Jon Devine. Register now, you don't want to miss this one. cottonboard.org/cotton-coffee

Deciding when to start harvesting is sometimes complex, especially with uncertain weather forecasts. This document, brought to you by Cotton Incorporated, explains how to determine when it is safe to harvest , even if a moisture meter is not available. ow.ly/pwRr50TaTja