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Academic Investment Helps Develop Future Leaders Assisting students interested in pursuing agriculture is critical to the long-term viability of the industry. They are enthusiastic about learning new skills and eager to share their vision about what needs to be accomplished in the future. Providing these young adults an opportunity to grow and succeed is one of the first steps in developing future leaders in agriculture. For this reason, Cotton Farming is pleased to continue its support of the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association scholarship program that benefits Texas Tech University students. Each year, the magazine, which has co-sponsored the TCGA Trade Show for about 25 years, contributes a portion of revenue from the sale of ads in the TCGA printed program and ticket sales for the Exhibitor’s Luncheon. In 2019, Cotton Farming raised $4,150 to help bolster the scholarship fund. “As any parent who has a kid in college knows, it is a significant financial burden,” says Tony Williams, TCGA executive vice president. “The Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association scholarship program, in partnership with Cotton Farming magazine,
helps ease the financial burden and is a wise investment in our future leaders.” Jane Piercy, Texas Tech’s director of development and external relations, says agriculture students appreciate any kind of help given to them while pursuing their degrees. “Without assistance from the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association, the dream of a degree in higher education can be unrealistic for many of our students,” she says. “We are grateful that the association sees the value of scholarships for our students.” Here are the recipients of the 2020 TCGA scholarships: ¢ John Barnwell, Lubbock, sophomore, economics. ¢ Grace Blackwell, Checotah, Oklahoma, senior, economics. ¢ Brittney Couch, Little Elm, Texas, senior, agribusiness. ¢ Monica Haugen, Colton, Washington, senior, agricultural communications. ¢ Bailey Hufnagle, Canyon, Texas, senior, agricultural and applied economics. ¢ Madison Rogers, Lubbock, junior, agribusiness. ¢ Carlie Shae Witte, Clint, Texas, senior, plant and soil science.
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Trevor Johnson, Crowell, Texas, is a senior agricultural and applied economics major and the recipient of the Rocky King Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 2000 by the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association as part of the TCGA Scholarship Endowment. Scholarships are awarded to students in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources who have an interest in and/or a background in cotton. At least one TCGA scholarship is awarded annually in memory of Rocky King, a long-term member of the association. For more information about the Texas Cotton Ginners’ Association scholarship program for Texas Tech students, contact the association’s office in Round Rock, Texas, at 512-476-8388 or visit www.tcga.org.
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Ginners School Schedules Updated Due to COVID-19, the restrictions placed on the U.S. Department of Agriculture facilities as well as state restrictions that include social distancing, the Western Ginners School in Las Cruces, New Mexico, has been postponed. The western school’s new dates are July 28-30. The Stoneville Ginners School will be held as scheduled June 2-4. Students who were enrolled at the Southwestern Ginners School, which was canceled, may want to consider these two schools as options. Ginners School cooperators include the USDA Agricultural Research Service, the National Cotton Ginners’ Association
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and its member associations, the National Cotton Council, Cotton Incorporated, gin machinery/equipment manufacturers and suppliers, and select land-grant universities. All courses are in English only. Registration and classes begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Lunch is served each day at the school and is included in your registration. Each level of Ginners School course work is built on the previous level of instruction, with Level 1 as the foundation. Therefore, the school’s coordinators strongly recommend that beginning students, regardless of gin experience, start with Level 1. View registration and school details at https://bit.ly/3aSv JMM.
Cotton’s Calendar Due to the fluid situation involving COVID-19, some listed events may be canceled or postponed. Please verify the status with the individual organizations. ¢ May 6-8: ACSA Convention, Ritz Carlton, Washington, D.C. ¢ May 20: PCCA Board of Directors Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ¢ May 21: Calcot Board of Directors Meeting, San Antonio, Texas ¢ June 16-18: Cotton Incorporated Board Meeting, Omni
Mandalay Bay, Dallas, Texas
¢ June 17: Staplcotn Board of Directors Meeting, Greenwood,
Mississippi
¢ June 17: PCCA Board, Delegate Body & Marketing Pool
Committee Meetings, Lubbock, Texas
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¢ June 18: Calcot Board of Directors Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona ¢ July 9-12: Cottonseed & Feed Association 2020 Annual
Meeting, Intercontinental Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri
¢ July 16: Calcot Board of Directors Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona ¢ July 20-23: Southern Southeastern Mid-Year Board Meeting,
Sheraton Bay Point, Panama City Beach, Florida
¢ Aug. 4-6: Cotton Board & Cotton Incorporated Joint Board
Meeting, The Phoenician, Scottsdale, Arizona
¢ Aug. 19: PCCA Board, Delegate Body & Marketing Pool
Committee Meetings, Lubbock, Texas
¢ Aug. 26-28: NCC Mid-Year Board Meeting, Omni Louisville
Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
¢ Sept. 16: PCCA Annual Meeting and Board of Directors
Meeting, Lubbock, Texas
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¢ Sept. 16: Staplcotn Board of Directors Meeting, Greenwood,
Mississippi
¢ Sept. 28: Calcot Board of Directors/Auditors’ Meeting,
Phoenix, Arizona
¢ Sept. 29: Calcot Board of Directors Meeting/93rd Annual
Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona
¢ Oct. 21: PCCA Board, Delegate Body & Marketing Pool
Committee Meetings, Lubbock, Texas
¢ Nov. 18: PCCA Board of Directors Meeting, Lubbock, Texas ¢ Dec. 7-9: Mississippi State University Row Crop Short Course,
Starkville, Mississippi
¢ Dec. 8-10: Cotton Board & Cotton Incorporated Joint Board
Meeting, Don Cesar, St. Pete Beach, Florida
¢ Dec. 16: PCCA Board, Delegate Body & Marketing Pool
Committee Meetings, Lubbock, Texas TWITTER: @COTTONFARMING
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