Kirk Tidwell (fourth from left), president of the Lamesa Cotton Growers organization, presented a certifi cate of recognition Monday morning to Ralph Cummings, district director of the USDA’s cotton classing offi ce in Lamesa, in recognition of the local facility being designated the USDA’s top performing classing offi ce for the 2020 crop year. The presentation was made while Darryl Earnest (fourth from right), deputy administrator for the cotton and tobacco program of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, was visiting the local offi ce. Other Lamesa Cotton Growers offi cials on hand for the presentation were Johnny Todd, Rusty Cozart,