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South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Annual Meeting Scheduled

South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner

Media Contacts: Stephanie Sox, 803-734-2196, ssox@scda.sc.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 13, 2017

South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Annual Meeting Scheduled

COLUMBIA–The South Carolina Cotton Growers will hold their annual meeting January 24, 2017 at the Santee Conference Center located at 1737 Bass Drive, Santee.

The meeting will include several educational sessions including industry updates, a review of cotton research and variety trials, and new technologies available to farmers. Participants will receive commercial and private applicators pesticide re-certification credits. Certified crop advisor credits will also be offered.

In addition to the educational sessions, there will be four drawings prize packages of ten bags of cottonseed that include the first spray. Each package is enough to plant sixty acres of cotton and is valued at $30,000.

Conference registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the first session starts at 9:00 a.m. Lunch will be served. For more information, contact Tre Coleman at 843-665-5154 or tcoleman@scda.sc.gov or visit agriculture.sc.gov

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South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Annual Meeting Scheduled Press Release

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