At times it seems like we’re living in a science-fiction movie where we’re trying to escape from a hidden enemy – coronavirus. Unfortunately, in the words of Jason Bourne, “this is real.” The question we all deal with is how to balance medical realities with our fight to survive economically. This issue of Commentator covers… Read more »
When you look back on 2020, what will be the first thing that comes to mind? Possibly it could be that this is the year for a presidential election, or the year that the United Kingdom left the European Union. However, it is much more likely that face masks and social distancing will be at… Read more »
In the most recent endeavors of the PCCA Warehouse Division, a $12.5 million cotton warehouse expansion project is underway in Clearwater, Kansas. The new warehouse facility will serve the growers and co-op gins of Southern Kansas, bringing benefits such as shipping and storing efficiency and new employment opportunities to the area. The new construction… Read more »
Blackwell, Texas, is located just south of Sweetwater and is home to about 300 people give or take a few. Most people living there are involved in raising cattle and crops. However, one of those individuals turned his love of agriculture into a career that almost no one thought much about in 1979 — computers… Read more »
“When I think about sustainability in terms of cotton, I think about my legacy as far as my family and the generations behind me. What am I doing to make it sustainable where they will have the same opportunities that I did?” These are the words of Dahlen Hancock discussing what sustainability means to him… Read more »
“Love the people, love the members, love what you are doing and take care of business.” Throughout his 45 years working in the agricultural co-op industry, Ron Harkey said these are the words he tried to live and work by, and to say they have served him well would be an understatement. After serving grower-owners… Read more »
In 1953, PCCA was established to help Texas High Plains cotton farmers get the most possible value from their cotton. While marketing remains at the cooperative’s core, other value-added processes have continually evolved and expanded over the past six decades of business. Around every corner, these additions and innovations have helped stabilize grower- owners’ bottom… Read more »
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Letter from the President
Kevin Brinkley
At times it seems like we’re living in a science-fiction movie where we’re trying to escape from a hidden enemy – coronavirus. Unfortunately, in the words of Jason Bourne, “this is real.” The question we all deal with is how to balance medical realities with our fight to survive economically. This issue of Commentator covers… Read more »
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19 and Cotton
By Jayci Cave
When you look back on 2020, what will be the first thing that comes to mind? Possibly it could be that this is the year for a presidential election, or the year that the United Kingdom left the European Union. However, it is much more likely that face masks and social distancing will be at… Read more »
Read Full ArticleGrowing and Going: PCCA’s Kansas Warehouse Expansion
By Blair McCowen
In the most recent endeavors of the PCCA Warehouse Division, a $12.5 million cotton warehouse expansion project is underway in Clearwater, Kansas. The new warehouse facility will serve the growers and co-op gins of Southern Kansas, bringing benefits such as shipping and storing efficiency and new employment opportunities to the area. The new construction… Read more »
Read Full ArticleThe Man Behind the Tech: Joe Tubb Retires After Four Decades at PCCA
By Blair McCowen
Blackwell, Texas, is located just south of Sweetwater and is home to about 300 people give or take a few. Most people living there are involved in raising cattle and crops. However, one of those individuals turned his love of agriculture into a career that almost no one thought much about in 1979 — computers… Read more »
Read Full ArticleU.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
By Jayci Cave
“When I think about sustainability in terms of cotton, I think about my legacy as far as my family and the generations behind me. What am I doing to make it sustainable where they will have the same opportunities that I did?” These are the words of Dahlen Hancock discussing what sustainability means to him… Read more »
Read Full ArticleA Career of Co-ops: Ron Harkey Retires
By Jayci Cave
“Love the people, love the members, love what you are doing and take care of business.” Throughout his 45 years working in the agricultural co-op industry, Ron Harkey said these are the words he tried to live and work by, and to say they have served him well would be an understatement. After serving grower-owners… Read more »
Read Full ArticleA Cohesive Collaboration: PCCA is More Than Marketing
By Blair McCowen
In 1953, PCCA was established to help Texas High Plains cotton farmers get the most possible value from their cotton. While marketing remains at the cooperative’s core, other value-added processes have continually evolved and expanded over the past six decades of business. Around every corner, these additions and innovations have helped stabilize grower- owners’ bottom… Read more »
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