Seed Cotton has recently been designated as a covered commodity eligible for Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) programs in the 2014 Farm Bill beginning with the 2018 crop. Additional information can be found in this 2018 Seed-Cotton-Summary  from the National Cotton Council. Landowners with a generic base on their farm will have decisions to make within the next few months. The National Cotton Council is sponsoring a webinar on the 2018 Seed Cotton Program on Monday, February 19th from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. UT Extension has  3 locations currently set up for producers and landowners to view, discuss, and learn about this new program. These locations are :

Veterans Museum, 100 Veterans Dr. Halls, TN 38040 Contact Chuck Danehower 731-635-9551. Co-sponsored by Tennessee Farm Bureau

UT Research & Education Center Ag Museum,  3 Ledbetter Rd, Milan, TN 38358 Contact Danny Morris 731-855-7656. Co-sponsored by Tennessee Farm Bureau

Haywood County Extension Office, 100 S. Wilson Ave., Brownsville, TN 38012 Contact Lindsay Griffin 731-772-2861. Co-sponsored by Nunn Cotton Company and Tennessee Farm Bureau.

Make plans to attend one of these webinars and learn how this new program will affect your farm operation. Additional information and decision aids will be coming out and available in the weeks ahead.