FiberMax One Ton Club Cotton Growers Honored by BASF
April 16, 2025 The BASF FiberMax One Ton Club honored 56 qualifying cotton growers and their families during its annual banquet in Lubbock, TX, on Apr. 3.
Now in its 20th years, the One Ton Club recognizes cotton farmers who produce yields of one ton or more during a given year using FiberMax cotton varieties. All three FiberMax cotton varieties introduced for the 2024 growing season (FM 765AX, FM 868AXTP and FM 823AXTP) were used by farmers who achieved this year’s One Ton Club status.
For the 2024 growing season, Scott and Jodi Meeks of Dalhart, TX, achieved the highest yield with 3,012 pounds of cotton per acre. In addition, Cooper and Rene Ellison of Petersburg, TX, won the sweepstakes drawing for a two-year lease on a Ford Super Duty F-350 Lariat truck during the annual banquet.
“The FiberMax One Ton Club is an important and meaningful tradition at BASF, and we are proud to have honored cotton farmers’ achievements now for 20 years,” says Mark Kelling, Area Manager at BASF Agricultural Solutions. “BASF is committed to helping cotton farmers, and we are always excited to recognize those who have trusted FiberMax cotton to answer the call to this unique challenge.”
Many cotton farmers have qualified for the One Ton Club over its 20-year history, and a growing number have become multi-year winners, including Eric and Christy Seidenberger of Garden City, TX, who have now qualified for the club 18 times, and Duwane and Bonnie Billings of Seagraves, TX, who have qualified 17 times. Of the 56 growers who qualified for this year’s club, 42 were repeat winners.
One Ton Club standouts who received special awards for their 2024 performance include:
- Highest yield: Scott and Jodi Meeks of Dalhart, TX, harvested an average of 3,012 pounds per acre with FM 1621GL.
- Highest gross value: Scott and Jodi Meeks of Dalhart, TX, achieved the highest gross value of $1,551.78 with FM 1621GL.
- Most acres: H Bar H Farms of Dalhart, TX, planted 3,239 acres to FM 1621GL and FM 765AX.
- Most varieties: H Bar H Farms of Dalhart, TX, planted 3,239 acres to FM 1621GL and FM 765AX. Kornelious and Susana Enns of Enns Farm in Ackerly, TX, planted 134 acres to FM 823AX and FM 868AX.
- Highest loan value: Cooper and Rene Ellison of Petersburg, TX, achieved the highest loan value of $0.5769 with FM 1830GLT.
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 in a given calendar year. The 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).
A complete list of 2024 winners and additional information about the FiberMax One Ton Club is available online.
Information from BASF/FiberMax
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