Maximize Benefits, Drive Demand With U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol & The Climate Smart Program

November 2024 | 18 min., 30 sec.
by Charles Holt
U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol
https://doi.org/10.1094/GROW-COT-11-24-460

Summary

​This presentation begins by outlining the history, purposes, enrollment, and programs of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, “the voluntary sustainability program for U.S. cotton growers and traceability platform for all U.S. cotton.” Then discussion focuses on the Trust Protocol’s Climate Smart Cotton Program, which provides financial and technical assistance to U.S. cotton farmers and thereby enhances grower operations, profitability, and environmental stewardship.

About the Presenter

​Charles HoltCharles “Chaz” Holt is Director of Field Programs for the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. Chaz has worked in sustainable cropping systems and agroecology for nearly 20 years. During his career, he has been a fresh vegetable producer, crop consultant, academic researcher, and uplands conservation agronomist assisting cotton producers with upland habitat restoration and other on-farm sustainability goals. Chaz has a BS in agriculture sciences from the University of Wyoming and an MS in agroecology from the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences at Montana State University. He is married, has three children, and raises cattle with his father on their family farm.


Contact Information:
Email: cholt@cotton.org

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