Cotton Farmers Seek PLC Option

Groups Want USDA to Declare Cotton an Oilseed for Commodity Programs

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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To deal with low prices facing cotton farmers, the cotton industry wants U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to re-establish cotton as a commodity crop. (DTN file photo by Pam Smith)
To deal with low prices facing cotton farmers, the cotton industry wants U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to re-establish cotton as a commodity crop. (DTN file photo by Pam Smith)
Cotton farmers have seen prices decline and planted acreage scaled back since the industry opted to give up commodity program payments in the 2014 farm bill. Cotton farmers are now asking USDA to designate cottonseed as an oilseed, which would set a...

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Chris Clayton

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