The National Cotton Council’s Producer Information Exchange program (P.I.E.) will enable Mid-South and Southeast cotton producers to see cotton and other agriculture related operations in Texas’ Lubbock and Lower Rio Grande Valley areas on August 21-26.Such tours expose producers to innovative production practices in Cotton Belt regions different than their own since the program was launched in 1989.Subscribe to the e-edition of the Press-Reporter at www.pressreporter.com The P.I.E. program has a specific goal of helping U.S. cotton producers maximize production efficiency and improve yields and fiber quality by 1) gaining new perspectives in such fundamental practices as land preparation, planting,