The Texas Cotton Association

Cotton FLOW Reception and Meeting

&

Texas Tech Athletics AG Game!

The Texas Cotton Association PRESIDENT, ELLEN BATCHELDER, of CARGILL COTTON, Palacios, Texas, announces the  ANNUAL FLOW MEETING, to be held at the Overton Hotel & Conference Center on September 9 & 10, 2025! Since 1973, this association has met in Lubbock to bring supply chain partners together with cotton shippers prior to the harvest of cotton, to discuss mitigating factors relating to disruptions in the timely and efficient movement of our TEXAS COTTON to market! We invite YOU to have a seat at the table!

GOLFERS! You will want to come in early! Our agenda includes "TEEING OFF FOR COTTON" event, hosted by TIGA, Lubbock Cotton Exchange & TCA, on September 8, at the Rawls Course at Texas Tech, 3720 4th St, Lubbock, TX 79415, 806.742.4653. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m., with a 1:00 p.m., shotgun! The fee is $150/per golfer and includes green fees, cart and lunch. You can register for golf on the Flow Meeting registration form or by filling out a paper form available by contacting the organizer, Vann Stewart at [email protected] of Texas Independent Ginners Association. For specific team requests, contact TCA President, Brady Raindl of ECOM Trading, Lubbock, at braindl@ecomtrading or by phone at 806.762.0365.

On the evening of September 9, at the Overton Hotel in Sunset Ballroom (AB) on the lower level of the hotel on the west side of the building, we will come together in a social setting to reunite and meet old and new supply chain partners at the COTTON FLOW RECEPTION! Connect at this can't miss social and business networking opportunity! 

The next morning, September 10, we will meet the annual FLOW MEETING the premier Cotton Flow Signature Symposium in the industry! A breakfast meeting will be held in Sunset Ballroom (AB), featuring speakers addressing issues pertinent to cotton flow and crop progress. We expect to adjourn by noon. This event is open to all cotton segments and supply chain management professionals - shippers, warehouses, trucks, railroads, ocean carriers, ports, inspectors, bankers, academia, and press. You can expect to hear from experts regarding cutting-edge insights on significant challenges and or ways in which issues can be resolved. A panel of experts will contribute to the conversation and as always, the FLOW MEETING provides an open forum to allow for audience participation. If you have any specific questions that you would like us to address or research prior to the program, please email [email protected]. TCA President, Ellen Batchelder, Senior Cotton Trader of CARGILL COTTON, Palacios, will preside and address the Flow Meeting. Other topics will include an  invocation, a crop report and an update from the American Cotton Shippers Association. John-Michael Ruder, International Supply Chain Manager - Cotton Platform at Louis Dreyfus Company, will moderate the Flow Panel. As speakers and panelists are confirmed, they will be added to the agenda online under the header at the top of the page entitled FLOW MEETING 2025! 

FLOW MEETING HOTEL ROOM RESERVATIONS for the nights of September 7-10, 2025, may be made by calling the OVERTON HOTEL toll free at 806.776.7000, requesting a room in the The Texas Cotton Association 2025 - FLOW meeting block, for a special rate of $140+tax, for a single or double room accommodation. You may book your room in our block online by clicking Online Hotel Reservations and the TCA discounted room rate page will appear! (Please note:  When you click the link it will take you to the reservation page. It will automatically put the check in and check-out date; you will have to adjust the check-out date and update the page if you would like to stay more than just one night.) In order to be assured of the reduced TCA special meeting rate during the Flow activities, you must act no later than the deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, before any remaining rooms in our block are cancelled and returned to the hotel for general sales. In making your plans, please also note that hotel check-in is 4:00 p.m. and check-out is at 11 a.m.  (Please note:  An incidental fee will be added to your card upon arrival for $50 for each individual staying in the room per each night included on the reservation, but credited back to your card if no incidental charges are made to the room. A 24-hour cancellation is required before the first night's room charge is collected by the hotel.)

! ! ! TEXAS TECH ATHLETICS is bringing back the AG GAME ! ! ! IT'S AG GAME WEEK in LUBBOCK! The game will take place on Saturday, September 6, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., for a home game advantage against KENT STATE! Tickets are selling fast! Tickets for Texas Tech athletic events can be purchased online through the Texas Tech Athletics Online Ticket Office at texastech.evenue.net. You can also contact the ticket office at (806) 742-TECH (8324) for more information. The ticket office is located at 2508 6th Street, East Side of Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock. For TTU fans wanting to CELEBRATE COTTON and stay the week to call on cotton offices in Lubbock and come in early over the weekend for the game, please reach out to [email protected]. Rooms are selling fast and the rate the hotel can offer will be reviewed on a case by case basis and will be determined when you request a room and the types of rooms they have available in inventory.

Online Registration Form is available for members of this association and non-members alike through this link and on the home page of our website in a drop-down menu at the top of the page displayed in menu items. The registration fee for Merchant, Primary Buyer and Associate members is $100.00. The non-member rate is $125. If you are a TCA Honorary member, retired member, a principal of a cotton organization, government, press or academia, you are invited as a guest of this association and your registration is complimentary. If you will be bringing your wife, spouse registration is also complimentary. If you are considered a guest, please fill out the registration form and select "guest registration" so that we can prepare a badge for you and make necessary food and beverage accommodations. Likewise, if you agree to sponsor at a level that includes FREE registration, please check that box and you will not be charged! We accept American Express, Master Card, Visa & Discover. Remember, our website is secure, offering fast checkout! Upon receipt of your pre-registration fee, we will prepare a name badge for you which is your ticket to all functions including the Cotton Flow Reception and Flow/Marketing breakfast meeting. After the early-bird pre-registration deadline of August 27, 2025, the online registration form and onsite registration will continue to be available, but will increase by $25.00 per registered guest. We respectfully advise that no registration refunds will be granted after September 2, 2024, since the minimum food and beverage guarantees have been completed with the hotel. Please remember to update your profiles by including all of your contact information online at tca-cotton.org! Others are looking to connect with you! 

Play the LUCKY LUBBOCK COTTON LOTTO at the Cotton Flow Reception! Be sure to buy raffle tickets to enter the LUCKY LUBBOCK COTTON LOTTO! We will be giving away IPADs during the Cotton Flow Reception! Here's how it works: Winners will be announced at the Cotton Flow Reception, Monday night, September 9, 2025. Great e-opportunity to purchase in advance to play on the West Texas Flow Marketing Meeting online registration form. You may also buy tickets at the door. Buy raffle tickets priced at $5.00 per ticket. For each increment of 5 tickets that you buy, you will receive one ticket absolutely FREE! You may buy one ticket or as many as you like to increase your chances to win. The ticket(s) that you purchase will be placed in your badge holder behind your name tag that you will pick up at the registration desk on Monday night immediately prior to the TCA Cotton Flow Reception! The other part of the two-part ticket will be placed in the raffle drum from which the winning ticket will be drawn. Winners must be present to win. The LUCKY LUBBOCK COTTON LOTTO begins today and will end promptly prior to the drawing near the end of the Cotton Flow Reception on September 9, 2025. Go straight to the online registration form and enter for your chance to win!

Join THE TCA COTTON CLUB and win an IPAD! You will also find a place on the registration form to join the TCA Cotton Club. The TCA Cotton Club was established as an integral part of providing an exceptional organization for members. Since meeting registration fees don't cover the full cost of TCA meetings, these extra dollars create opportunities for industry cohesiveness and growth that may not otherwise exist. Participation in the annual meeting fund by members and other interested parties is important because it indicates the depth and breadth of confidence by those closest to the association. Every donor and every gift is vital to maintaining the ongoing strength of The Texas Cotton Association...year after year. Simply join the TCA Cotton Club network to work TOGETHER to excel in what we do best TOGETHER as a Texas cotton community. Join the Cotton Club and be entered into a special drawing to win an IPAD! The TCA Cotton Club members will also be recognized with a ribbon to attach to your name badge displaying your commitment to work TOGETHER seeking to further resonate the greatness of TEXAS COTTON around the globe. Join the TCA Cotton Club today and purchase your membership prior to the drawing near the end of the Cotton Reception on September 9, 2025!

SPONSORS! YOUR contribution to this year's meeting will help us benefit ALL stakeholders in the movement of TEXAS COTTON! Advertise your company name to friends and potential business associates during the Flow activities September 9 & 10! The Officers, Directors, Merchant and Primary Marketing members of The Texas Cotton Association, thank you for your partnership! Sponsorship packages are detailed on the sponsorship form.  Online Sponsorship Form is available through this link or on the home page of our website. You can pay using your credit card. We accept American Express, Master Card, Visa & Discover. Remember, our website is secure, offering fast checkout! 

Please consider supporting the FLOW meeting at one of the following levels:

• FLOW UNDERWRITER -- $5000
• FLOW CHAMPION -- $2500 
• FLOW AUTHORITY -- $1,500
• FLOW PARTNER -- $1,000
• FLOW FRIEND -- $500

Upon arrival, you will receive a name badge and a sponsor ribbon indicating that you are one of the contributors responsible for our success! The Texas Cotton Association thanks you in advance for your continued support of the cotton merchandising segment! On the sponsorship form, there is a packet of information that will describe each level and what you can expect to receive. It is important to us that you realize your ROI and we can guarantee that you are in the right place to benefit from your sponsor dollars! If you have any special requests, please let this office know by emailing Kandi Poteet at [email protected] or by calling 214.537.5330. We want to make sure that our sponsors feel valued and appreciated!

The Officers and Directors of The Texas Cotton Association, appreciate your interest in TEXAS COTTON, our association, and our meetings!

Head on out to the High Plains

and celebrate TEXAS COTTON where

WHITE GOLD IS KING!

Please register, sponsor, and make your room reservations!

It's AG GAME WEEK in LUBBOCK, YA'LL! Make your plans NOW!