MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Three Missouri cotton industry members have been elected to leadership positions in the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2020.
Chris Porter, an Essex, Mo., producer, was re-elected as the Missouri/Illinois chairman of the NCC’s American Cotton Producers.
A.C. Riley James, a ginner from New Madrid, Mo., was re-elected chairman of the NCC’s Missouri/Illinois state unit. Porter was elected vice-chairman, and Stephen Harris, a ginner from Senath, Mo., was re-elected secretary.
The leaders were named at the recent 2020 NCC Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana.
As the unifying force of the U.S. cotton industry, the Memphis-based NCC brings together industry representatives from the 17 cotton-producing states to establish policies reflecting the common interests and promoting mutual benefits for its broad membership and ancillary industries. The NCC’s mission is ensuring the ability of all industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and U.S.-manufactured product markets at home and abroad.