Agriculture Commission of South Carolina Frances H. Price, Chair PO Box 11280 | Columbia, SC 29211-1280

Agriculture Commission of South Carolina Frances H. Price, Chair PO Box 11280 | Columbia, SC 29211-1280 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: SOUTH CAROLINA COTTON BOARD Pursuant to the provisions of the "Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act" and the Marketing Order for South Carolina Cotton No. 12 issued by the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina on July 1, 1975, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina is seeking nominees for the South Carolina Cotton Board to succeed three members with terms that expires December 31, 2025. Nominees are needed to succeed members in District 1, 2 & 3 (see counties below). The individuals appointed to the board will serve a three-year term beginning January 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2028. To qualify, a candidate must be a resident of South Carolina and be actively engaged in producing cotton within the state of South Carolina for a period of no less than one year. Additionally, during that one-year period, candidates will have derived a substantial portion of his/her income from cotton production and shall continue to do so from the production of cotton during their term of office. As a board member for the South Carolina Cotton Board, your primary focus is to cooperate with agencies and organizations engaging in the support of cotton production, research, and promotion of South Carolina grown cotton. Board members are authorized to plan and establish market development programs which will result in the expansion of existing markets. And lastly, the SC Cotton Board is to plan, prepare, administer, and conduct programs, and expend monies for advertising and sales promotion to promote the sale of cotton in domestic and foreign markets and for the purpose of maintaining existing markets or creating new and/or larger markets for cotton grown in the State of South Carolina. The South Carolina Cotton Board holds approximately 2 to 3 meetings per year to conduct business. Board members receive reimbursement for mileage to and from meetings and a $50 per diem per meeting attended. District 1 includes the Counties of Clarendon, Darlington, Georgetown, Lee, Sumter, and Williamsburg. District 2 includes the Counties of Chester, Chesterfield, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Marion, Marlboro, and Richland. District 3 includes the Counties of Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Cherokee, Colleton, Dorchester, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York. If you are interested in being considered to serve on the South Carolina Cotton Board, call (803) 734-9807 to request a petition from Ellen Lloyd, Assistant to the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina, or email her at elloyd@scda.sc.gov. All petitions for board seats must be turned in by Thursday, November 13, 2025. Publication Dates LGSC0393952