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BASF recognizes cotton farmers’ yield achievements with FiberMax One Ton Club
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, April 10, 2024 – Cotton farmers and their families gathered in Lubbock, Texas, on April 4 to celebrate FiberMax® cotton yield achievements as part of BASF’s FiberMax One Ton Club™, a long-standing tradition now in its 19th year. The club recognizes cotton farmers who produce FiberMax yields of one ton or more. In total, 56 members made this year’s club following the 2023 growing season and were recognized at the annual banquet.
Louis and Pamela Davis of Hawley, Texas, achieved the highest yield with 3,403 pounds of cotton per acre. The club also continues to draw multi-year winners, including Eric and Christy Seidenberger, who have now qualified for the club 17 times.
The club’s annual banquet culminates with a sweepstakes drawing for a two-year lease on a Ford® Super Duty® F-350 Lariat® truck. This year’s winners were Peyton and Kim Wilde of P&W Farms in Lubbock, Texas.
“The FiberMax One Ton Club is a meaningful tradition at BASF,” said Allison Romick, director, South Region, U.S. Crop Protection at BASF. “It’s not easy growing four-bale cotton in challenging growing environments like the western cotton belt – especially in years like 2023. And yet, for more than 25 years farmers have trusted FiberMax cotton to meet this challenge given its exceptional fiber quality, high-performance traits and consistent dependability. BASF remains committed to helping cotton farmers doing the Biggest Job on Earth and we are always thrilled to recognize their accomplishments in the field.”
Many cotton farmers have qualified for the One Ton Club over its 19-year history, and a growing number have become multi-year winners. Of the 56 growers who made the club this year, 44 were repeat winners. One Ton Club standouts who received special awards for their 2023 performance include:
- Highest yield: Louis and Pamela Davis of Hawley, Texas, harvested an average of 3,403 pounds per acre with FM 2398GLTP.
- Highest gross value: Louis and Pamela Davis of Hawley, Texas, achieved the highest gross value of $1,922.01 with FM 2398GLTP.
- Most acres: Kitten Land Company of Lubbock, Texas, planted 1,045 acres to FM 1621GL and FM 2498GLT.
- Most varieties: Kitten Land Company of Lubbock, Texas, planted 1,045 acres to FM 1621GL and FM 2498GLT. Kendall and Ruthie Holdeman of Saragosa, Texas, planted 107 acres to FM 2334GLT AND FM 2498GLT.
- Highest loan value: Morningstar Farms of Coolidge, Arizona, achieved the highest loan value of $0.5844 with FM 868AXTP.
To qualify for the FiberMax One Ton Club, growers must produce a minimum of 2,000 pounds of ginned cotton per acre on a minimum of 20 acres planted with 100% FiberMax cotton from January 1 to December 31, 2023. The FiberMax One Ton Club is open to growers in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Growers must provide an accurate and complete qualification form and gin recap sheets to verify 2,000 pounds per acre yields. See full details for qualification.
To view the complete list of 2023 winners and learn more about the FiberMax One Ton Club, visit FiberMax.com/OTC.
One Ton Club is a trademark and FiberMax is a registered trademark of BASF. Ford, Super Duty and Lariat are registered trademarks of Ford Motor Company. One Ton Club is not sponsored by Ford Motor Company. © 2024 BASF Corporation. All rights reserved.
About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division
Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With €944 million in 2023, we continue to invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.
About BASF
BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America and had sales of $20.5 billion in 2023. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.
