2016 High Cotton Awards ceremony different, but same
By CnAgri
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Despite all those firsts, it was still primarily an event dedicated to showcasing the environmental stewardship of the nation's cotton producers. And, as is usually the case, it brought out a wide range of emotions from the recipients of the unique, bronze Cotton Boll trophies the winners receive.
Even though the awards, which are sponsored by Farm Press through a grant to The Cotton Foundation, highlight the conservation practices used by the winners in their farming operations they are also very much a people program.
That was the sentiment expressed by Larry McClendon, this year’s winner from the Delta region who has served the industry as chairman of the National Cotton Council, president of Southern Cotton Ginners Association and as a good friend to hundreds of growers.
