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Georgia cotton growers vote to continue assessment
Posted on Apr 05, 2022 at 20:00 PM
By Georgia Cotton Commission
Every three years, pursuant to law, Georgia cotton producers have the opportunity to vote to continue the $1 per bale assessment that funds the Georgia Cotton Commission’s (GCC) research, promotion and education programs. The 2022 referendum period was February 14 through March 16. The Georgia Department of Agriculture recently recorded the votes, and the result shows 93.8% of voters favored continuing the assessment that funds the GCC.
“I am pleased that growers voted to continue the program, and that the yes margin increased from 2019,” said Bart Davis, GCC chairman and cotton grower of Doerun. Davis noted that Georgia cotton farmers have faced some challenging times over the recent years and that the GCC would continue to make every effort to find solutions, educate policy makers and effectively promote cotton to consumers on behalf of the cotton growers of the state.
The Georgia Cotton Commission is a producer-funded organization located in Perry. The Commission began in 1965. Georgia cotton producers pay the assessment enabling the Commission to invest in programs for research, promotion, and education on behalf of all cotton producers of Georgia. For more information about this and other cotton-related topics please call 478-988-4235 or visit us on the web at www.georgiacottoncommission.org.
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