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Farmers hear about cotton-related provisions of ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
Lobbyist also notes industry efforts to increase demand for U.S. cotton vs. imports, synthetics
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Robbie Minnich, vice president for Washington operations with the National Cotton Council of America, a farmer- and industry-funded group, talks to farmers inside the Bulloch County Center for Agriculture about farming "safety net" provisions of the "One Big Beautiful Bill." (AL HACKLE/staff)
Cotton growers in the Statesboro area, facing increased costs of inputs such as fuel, fertilizers and pesticides but low prices for the crop, and hoping for more help in federal support programs, heard a detailed report Monday from the National Cotton Council.