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Tag Archives: Beltwide Cotton Conference

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Farm Press Publications Honor “High Cotton” Winners

Farm Press Publications has announced the winners of its annual “High Cotton” Awards, and three of the four winners are Monsanto customers.

The awards, given through a grant by the Cotton Foundation, recognize cotton producers in each of the four Farm Press coverage areas who both produce good yields and take care of the land and water.

The Monsanto customers are:

Coley Bailey, Jr. farms near Coffeeville, Mississippi (Delta region).

Kent Wannamaker farms near St. Matthews, South Carolina (Southeast region).

Shawn Holladay farms near Lamesa, Texas (Southwest region).

The fourth winner, Don Cameron, farms near Helm, California (Western region).… Full Article »

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Originally published
January 6, 2012 by Glynn Young

Beltwide 2010 – Definitely One for the Books!

It’s hard to explain the Beltwide Cotton Conferences. I know because I’ve tried for years. And the recent post to the company blog provided some insight on my personal connection to the event for almost 20 years! But I’ve gotten a few questions sent to me through email, tweets and Facebook posts so I want to take a few minutes on this wireless-free flight (yes, that bummed me out) and capture a few things while I’m high above what could be New Mexico, on my way to American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting.

What makes Beltwide different from … Full Article »

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Originally published
January 11, 2010 by Janice Person

How Does One Live Through Their First Beltwide?

I know the question itself sounds overly dramatic. I didn’t use that title for emphasis either. I’ve been to the Beltwide Cotton Conference every year for two decades now. It’s a conference that can test physical and mental strength. After all these years, I still remember my first Beltwide.

I was in graduate school working for an agricultural publications company and it was my first big professional conference. Everyone else in the office had been before and seemed to know a lot of the names and faces. I, on the other hand, was the person who had to record … Full Article »

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Originally published
January 5, 2010 by Janice Person