Mid-South cotton producers to host Southwestern peers
05 Aug '06
2 min read
Memphis-based National Cotton Council's (NCC) announces that the cotton producers from the Southwest will travel to the Mid-South region, visiting operations in Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, August 6-11 for the third tour of the 2006 Cotton Foundation Producer Information Exchange (P.I.E.) Program.
The visiting producers will be exposed to the diverse and innovative practices of the hosting region, providing them with more competitive technology and farming methods.
The P.I.E. Program, now in its 18th year, enables valuable communication between cotton producers and helps them gain new perspectives in land preparation, planting, fertilization, pest control, irrigation and harvesting.
The overall goal of the Program is to improve yields and fiber quality in each participating region. After this year's tours, the P.I.E. program will have exchanged more than 750 individual U.S. cotton producers.
This year, eleven cotton producers from the Southwest region will join the tour. Participants include: Texas producers David Carthel, Friona; Dan Gregory, Hartley; Chris Hirt, Garden City; Matthew Huie, Beeville; Sam Lawson, Taft; Rhett Mimms, Lorenzo; John Oman, Avoca; Daryl Schniers, San Angelo; and Glenn Wilde, Lyford; Oklahoma producers Michael Brown, Altus; and Lester Denny, Chattanooga; and Kansas producer Eldon Lawless of Belle Plains.
The group will arrive in Memphis, TN, on August 6 and begin the tour with a visit to Burlison Gin, Kelcot Warehouse and Kelley Enterprises in Burlison. Hosted by Richard and Charlotte Kelley, the attendees will see a complete cotton farming, ginning and warehousing operation.
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