The American Cotton Producers (ACP), chaired by Shawn Holladay, joined the Cotton Foundation’s membership at a joint summer meeting in Austin, TX, to review several of the NCC’s primary policy issues. Keynote speaker Martin Barbre, administrator of USDA’s Risk Management Agency, updated the group on the latest changes relating to cotton crop insurance from the Agency as well as those contained in the 2018 farm law. Robbie Minnich, NCC senior government affairs manager, reported on several new crop insurance initiatives being discussed with RMA, including a proposed hurricane coverage rider that could be available for the 2020 crop. Dr. Jody Campiche, the ...