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Currently, Watte shares his knowledge and leadership through participation in local organizations, such as: the Consolidated Peoples Ditch Co; the Friant Water Authority; the Tulare Board of Public Utilities; and the Kaweah Delta Water Conservation District, on which he serves as vice chair.
Over the course of his career Watte has received numerous recognitions, including: 2000 Tulare Farmer of the Year (an award shared with his brother and business partner, Brian Watte); 2013 Tulare Man of the Year; Tulare County Agriculturist of the Year; and is a recipient of the 2015 High Cotton Award, presented by Western Farm Press.
Mark Watte and his wife Joanne have been married for more than 42 years, have three daughters and ten grandchildren.
Watte will serve a two-year term as Cotton Incorporated Chairman.
Cotton Incorporated is funded by U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton textile products. It is the research and marketing company representing upland cotton. The program is designed and operated to improve the demand for and profitability of cotton.
