by Mary Jane Buerkle, PCG
IMPORTANT PROGRAM DEADLINES
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE KEY PROGRAMS
ARC-CO and PLC Election and Contract 2020 Crop Year
June 30
Crop Acreage Certification Deadline
July 15
Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Application
August 28
Yield Update for PLC Program
September 30
Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program+ (WHIP+) Application
December 31
(program funds will remain available until expended or December 31)
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION KEY PROGRAMS
Paycheck Protection Program
Signup Ends June 30
Economic Injury Disaster Loan
Signup Ends December 31
COTTON INDUSTRY SEEKS VOLUNTEER LEADERS
The success of the High Plains cotton industry, like any group effort, is
directly tied to the willingness of qualified individuals to volunteer to
serve in various leadership positions.
PCG encourages all qualified individuals interested in representing the
High Plains as a representative to the Cotton Board, National Cotton
Council, or Cotton Incorporated to contact PCG CEO Steve Verett for more
information.
Each year, a variety of volunteer positions within the NCC and Cotton
Incorporated are filled directly through the industry’s caucus process. In
addition to naming representatives to the NCC and Cotton Incorporated, PCG
and the Texas cotton industry also work together to identify and nominate
qualified individuals to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for possible
appointment as a Member or Alternate on the Cotton Board.
Qualified individuals interested in serving on the Cotton Board, which
oversees the highly successful U.S. Cotton Research & Promotion Program,
also are encouraged to contact Verett at the PCG office in Lubbock to
request additional information. PCG’s telephone number is 806-792-4904.
Editor’s Note: The Cotton Board seeks to promote diversity and ensure
equal opportunity and inclusion for all those who qualify for nomination
and appointment to the Cotton Board regardless of race, ethnicity, sex,
disability, socio-economic status, religion or sexual orientation.
