The Cotton Board recently held its 2021 Annual Meeting, in-person, in Durham, North Carolina, along with Cotton Incorporated’s Board of Directors. Board members serving the Cotton Research and Promotion Program voted to recommend Cotton Incorporated’s 2022 budget of $82 million to the Secretary of Agriculture. This budget recommendation reflects a $2 million increase from 2021. The 2022 Cotton Incorporated plan and budget remains focused on addressing several key industry issues in order to increase cotton market share and ensure long-term profitability for the industry. Key priorities outlined in the organization’s 2022 plan include increasing producer profitability, addressing plastic contamination issues that ...