Patrick Johnson Elected 2025 National Cotton Council Chairman
February 24, 2025 
Patrick Johnson (Photo: NCC)
Patrick Johnson, a Tunica, MS, cotton producer, was elected National Cotton Council (NCC) chairman for 2025 during the organization’s annual meeting in Dallas, TX.
Nathan Reed, cotton producer from Marianna, AR, will serve as NCC vice chairman for 2025.
Johnson, who previously served as NCC vice chairman for 2024, is a NCC Cotton Leadership Program graduate and past participant in the NCC’s Producer Information Exchange program. He has served as a NCC director and on multiple NCC committees, as well as serving as the American Cotton Producers chairman.
He is a partner in Cypress Brake Planting Co., a family farming operation in the Mississippi Delta. The diversified farm produces cotton, rice, corn, soybeans and wheat. Joining the operation in 1996, Johnson has sought to improve conservation and efficiency in the operation through the implementation of new technology and best management practices.
In addition to the farming enterprise, Johnson is involved in several ag related businesses including Buck Island Seed Co., Three Way Gin, and Tunica Air Inc., an aerial application service.
He previously served on the EPA Farm Ranch and Rural Communities Committee, is a current member of the EPA’s Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee and recently completed a term as President of Delta Council, a regional organization promoting agriculture and economic development in the Mississippi Delta.
Johnson has served on the FSA County Committee in Tunica, is a director for Tunica County Farm Bureau, and is a Commissioner for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality.
Elected as new NCC vice presidents are David Blakemore, ginner from White Oak, MO, and Joe Tillman, warehouser from Oakland, TN.
Re-elected as NCC vice presidents were Hank Reichle, Jr., cooperative official from Greenwood, MS; Raymond Faus, merchant from Richardson, TX; Sammy Wright, cottonseed processor from Tifton, GA; and Mike Quinn, manufacturer from Sanford, NC.
Re-elected as secretary-treasurer is Mark McKean, cotton producer from Riverdale, CA.
Re-elected as NCC staff officers were:
- Gary Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Marjory Walker, Vice President, Operations
- Jody Campiche, Vice President, Economics and Policy Analysis
- John Gibson, Vice President, Member Services
- Tas Smith, Vice President, Producer Affairs
- Harrison Ashley, Vice President, Ginner Services
- Chad Brewer, Vice President, Technical Services
- Robbie Minnich, Vice President, Washington Operations.
Information from the National Cotton Council
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