Katherine Helms, Cotton Promotion Marketing Specialist
khelms@scda.sc.gov
803-734-5229
The mission of the South Carolina Cotton Board is to increase the profitability of South Carolina cotton producers through research, promotion, and education using funds provided by South Carolina cotton producers. The seven-member board guides the use of assessment dollars in the Palmetto State.
Learn more at sccotton.com
SC Cotton Board Members
District 1
Randolph “Gill” Rogers
1901 E. Carolina Ave. Hartsville, SC 29550
Darlington County
uclafarm@hotmail.com
(W) 843-383-4707, (H) 843-332-7408, (C) 843-861-7508
Term Exp: 12-31-2023
Richard “Ricky” N. Atkinson, Jr.
3339 Manville-St. Charles Road, Mayesville SC 29104
Sumter County
rnatkinsonjr@gmail.com
(C) 864-517-2029
Term Exp: 12-31-2024
Sam Durant
10932 N. Brewington Road, Gable, SC 29051
Clarendon County
samdurant@yahoo.com
(C) 803-225-0221
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
District 2
Frank Rogers – VICE CHAIRMAN
111 Colonial Dr, Bennettsville, SC 29512
Marlboro County
fr3@bellsouth.net
(C) 843-439-3138
Term Exp: 12-31-2023
Keith Allen
1131 Highway 917 East, Latta, SC 29565
Dillon County
kallenjd@aol.com
(H) 843-845-2298
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
District 3
John W. Hane
1515 Col. Thomson Hwy. St. Matthews, SC 29135
Calhoun County
jwhane@yahoo.com
(H) 803-874-4216, (W) 803-874-4563, (C) 803-707-2372
Term Exp: 12-31-2025
Carl E. Brown, Jr. – CHAIRMAN
Brown Farms Inc.
895 New Bridge Rd. Aiken, SC 29805
Aiken County
cbrownjr@aol.com
(H) 803-648-5438, (C) 803-640-0281, (F) 803-648-0865
Term Exp: 12-31-2023
Advisory
Katherine Helms, Cotton Promotion Marketing Specialist
SC Department of Agriculture, PO Box 11280, Columbia, SC 29211
khelms@scda.sc.gov
803-734-5229
SC Farm Bureau
PO Box 754, Columbia, SC 29202
(W) 803-796-6700 Ext. 4506
Ex Officio
Frances Price, Chair, Agriculture Commission of SC
433 Peach Festival Rd., Gilbert, SC 29054
pricefm@pbtcomm.com
(W) 803-892-2457, (C) 803-260-9691
