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Cotton Grower and the IntercontinentalExchange-New York Cotton Exchange, along with Bayer CropScience’s Certified FiberMax program, proudly present Danny Finch, of Caraway, AR, as the 2009 Cotton Marketer of the Year.

Committee reached a unanimous decision in rejecting plan that would reduce farm program payments.

NCC issues response to latest round of retaliation debate.

Brands and retailers in India have been officially licensed by Cotton Incorporated to use the Seal of Cotton trademark on 100 percent cotton apparel and home furnishings.

The U.S. Ambassador to Brazil reports that talks have begun in another effort to settle the ongoing cotton trade dispute between the U.S. and Brazil.

National Cotton Council survey forecasts a bullish year ahead for cotton.

Heading into an election year, numbers are not good for Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), Chairman of the Senate Ag Committee.

An honest look at what U.S. cotton subsidies mean to some of the most poverty stricken areas of the country during times of economic hardship.

U.S. regulators found no evidence of price manipulation in the March 2008 upheaval that shook the cotton industry.

In his annual report from the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, NCC Chairman Jay Hardwick outlined the industry's major challenges and opportunities, including the Brazil trade case and disaster assistance for producers.

Number includes $268 million in penalties against U.S. trademarks. The rest will be focused on U.S. goods.

A spokesman from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said that China will work through the World Trade Organization to resolve the issue of U.S. cotton subsidies.

Cotton prices soared this week on news from China that the country’s crop output may decline by 1 million metric tons this year.

The International Cotton Advisory Committee will host its annual meeting the week of September 20, 2010.

Six new varieties deliver exciting yield potential for growers across the Belt.

Cotton will receive all of the countercyclical payments and 91 percent of the marketing loan benefits available from the U.S. government in 2009.

Berrye Worsham

Henry Gantz