Lately, I’ve spent time trying to think of an area of farming that doesn’t have a high level of risk for our grower-owners. So far, no risk-free activity has come to mind. The fact that our growers continue to adapt their operations to address all of the expensive and risky factors they face each year requires faith, ingenuity, and… Read more »
Born and raised on a 2,800-acre sheep ranch near Del Rio, Texas, in the 1950s, Lee Anne Hutto-Powell has spent her whole life in the world of agriculture. Best described as a woman with as much grit as she has grace – she can do anything she sets her mind to, including running a farming operation with her husband, Larry… Read more »
September 1, 2018 – A day the Jordan family will never forget. What began as a seemingly normal day quickly took a turn for the worse. Approaching a year later, the road to recovery continues. High school sweethearts who have been married for almost 20 years, David and Kristi Jordan, reside in Lubbock, Texas, and have two… Read more »
What if there was an issue at hand that was almost entirely preventable, and was decreasing the value of farmers’ hard-earned production and harming the reputation of U.S. cotton worldwide? What if there were solutions to help solve the problem that only needed to be adopted? Cotton contamination in the United States is an issue that has… Read more »
A dozen co-op gins in West Texas and Oklahoma have served their grower-owners for more than 90 years. Some were founded prior to the Capper-Volstead Act that was adopted by the U.S. Congress on February 18, 1922. The Act authorized agricultural producers to form voluntary cooperative associations for the purpose of producing, handling and marketing farm products and provided them with certain exemptions from antitrust laws. Often referred to… Read more »
As a grower-owner of PCCA, you share in the profits of the company. The money that is paid back to the membership is done so by way of patronage dividends. As your cooperative sends out year-end patronage dividends, information regarding dividends, book credits and retirements seemed fitting for this issue. What are book credits at… Read more »
One of the vital and renewable resources found in the four states served by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association is our youth, and many programs exist to prepare them to be the leaders of tomorrow. One of those is FFA which sets them up for success beyond high school by preparing them to enter the workforce… Read more »
A groundbreaking new program was created and introduced by PCCA 15 years ago, and it has become one of the most popular services among the co-op’s grower-owners and gin personnel. Member Access was created based on increased use of the Internet in agriculture and to provide grower-owners daily access to all of their PCCA… Read more »
Every farm and every farmer face different situations and challenges each year. Different locations, operations, soil types, weather conditions and other factors influence the decisions made on the farm every day. However, all farmers share a common goal – to make a living and provide for their families and the growing population today, while… Read more »
Farming and ranching are two things that run deep in the Hannsz family. Justin Hannsz was born and bred into production agriculture with his farmer-grandfather teaching him how to make it in this way of life. Hannsz said his grandfather taught him valuable lessons that led to the development of his diversified operation, which recently… Read more »
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Letter from the President
Kevin Brinkley
Lately, I’ve spent time trying to think of an area of farming that doesn’t have a high level of risk for our grower-owners. So far, no risk-free activity has come to mind. The fact that our growers continue to adapt their operations to address all of the expensive and risky factors they face each year requires faith, ingenuity, and… Read more »
Read Full ArticleGrit and Grace: Lee Anne Hutto-Powell
By Blair McCowen
Born and raised on a 2,800-acre sheep ranch near Del Rio, Texas, in the 1950s, Lee Anne Hutto-Powell has spent her whole life in the world of agriculture. Best described as a woman with as much grit as she has grace – she can do anything she sets her mind to, including running a farming operation with her husband, Larry… Read more »
Read Full ArticleFamily Comes First: The Jordan Family’s Story
By Jayci Cave
September 1, 2018 – A day the Jordan family will never forget. What began as a seemingly normal day quickly took a turn for the worse. Approaching a year later, the road to recovery continues. High school sweethearts who have been married for almost 20 years, David and Kristi Jordan, reside in Lubbock, Texas, and have two… Read more »
Read Full ArticleCotton Contamination: Why It Is an Important Issue
By Blair McCowen
What if there was an issue at hand that was almost entirely preventable, and was decreasing the value of farmers’ hard-earned production and harming the reputation of U.S. cotton worldwide? What if there were solutions to help solve the problem that only needed to be adopted? Cotton contamination in the United States is an issue that has… Read more »
Read Full ArticleCo-op Gins Approaching a Century of Service
By John Johnson
A dozen co-op gins in West Texas and Oklahoma have served their grower-owners for more than 90 years. Some were founded prior to the Capper-Volstead Act that was adopted by the U.S. Congress on February 18, 1922. The Act authorized agricultural producers to form voluntary cooperative associations for the purpose of producing, handling and marketing farm products and provided them with certain exemptions from antitrust laws. Often referred to… Read more »
Read Full ArticleUnderstanding Book Credits
As a grower-owner of PCCA, you share in the profits of the company. The money that is paid back to the membership is done so by way of patronage dividends. As your cooperative sends out year-end patronage dividends, information regarding dividends, book credits and retirements seemed fitting for this issue. What are book credits at… Read more »
Read Full ArticleRespect, Responsibility, Resilience: Cornerstones of FFA for More Than 90 Years
By John Johnson
One of the vital and renewable resources found in the four states served by Plains Cotton Cooperative Association is our youth, and many programs exist to prepare them to be the leaders of tomorrow. One of those is FFA which sets them up for success beyond high school by preparing them to enter the workforce… Read more »
Read Full ArticlePopular Service Turns 15
By John Johnson
A groundbreaking new program was created and introduced by PCCA 15 years ago, and it has become one of the most popular services among the co-op’s grower-owners and gin personnel. Member Access was created based on increased use of the Internet in agriculture and to provide grower-owners daily access to all of their PCCA… Read more »
Read Full ArticleSustainability: It Starts at the Farm
By Jayci Cave and Blair McCowen
Every farm and every farmer face different situations and challenges each year. Different locations, operations, soil types, weather conditions and other factors influence the decisions made on the farm every day. However, all farmers share a common goal – to make a living and provide for their families and the growing population today, while… Read more »
Read Full ArticleA Farmer and Rancher Outstanding in His Field: Justin Hannsz
By Blair McCowen
Farming and ranching are two things that run deep in the Hannsz family. Justin Hannsz was born and bred into production agriculture with his farmer-grandfather teaching him how to make it in this way of life. Hannsz said his grandfather taught him valuable lessons that led to the development of his diversified operation, which recently… Read more »
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