This cotton industry organization represents their members in the legal, legislative and regulatory affairs of their respective businesses.
The membership of the Growers Association currently produces 100% of the total cotton produced in California. The total number of cotton growers is estimated to be approximately 750 statewide.
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Welcome to the California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association's website. Here you can find out what we are up to with our latest news feed, learn more about specific industry issues, or learn more about us and what our organizations do for the California cotton industry.
The California Cotton Ginners and Growers Associations are voluntary agricultural trade associations that proudly represent 100% of all cotton ginners and growers in the state. Our associations represent our members on a variety of issues at both the state and federal level, including air quality, water quality, energy, environmental, labor, taxes, transportation and many others. Our focus is solely on California cotton, which gives us the opportunity to specifically represent the interest of the California cotton industry. With numerous success stories under our belt and many more on the horizon, the associations have gained a reputation for first class representation both locally and statewide.
This is an urgent advisory to be on the lookout for people trespassing on to farms in the towns of Raisin City, Cantua Creek and Caruthers during or immediately after pesticide applications. Participants of a study by the Central California Environmental Justice Network are being paid to carry backpacks with air monitoring equipment in these […]
Yesterday, the California Cotton Ginners and Growers held their 2021 Annual Meeting at the Tulare Agri-Center. With COVID-19 restrictions easing for in person meetings, the Association was happy to host and update the membership on various issues surrounding the industry. Breakout rooms were organized, and attendees heard updates on topics currently impacting both the growing […]
The May Revise to the Governor’s proposed budget has been released and there is good news and bad news. On the good news side, there is money for things like air quality incentives, water and environmental upgrades. The bad news…there is not enough of it to meet this state’s own unrealistic mandates. And there is […]