I just want to inform everybody of an important meeting that is coming up this week. The National Cotton Council is conducting educational sessions on the impacts of the OBBBA over the next two weeks across the cotton belt, and this week they will be in Georgia. One of these meetings will be held on September 9th at the UGA Tifton Conference Center, starting at 9 AM. If you have any questions, please contact your local county Extension agent.
If you would like more information about these meeting please go here.
Dr. Hand mentioned that Cotton Specialist Corner Podcast (sponsored by Cotton Incorporated), which provides more of a beltwide perspective on current issues, research, etc. Tas Smith (VP of Producer Affairs with the National Cotton Council), Kody Bessent (CEO of Plains Cotton Growers), and Taylor Sills (Executive Director, Georgia Cotton Commission) was on the podcast and the topic was the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and considerations for growers. In his opinion, this episode provides some hope in a fairly bleak situation on the farm. Here is a link to the episode.