A news release from the National Cotton Council last week stated that, “The National Cotton Council commends the House and Senate Agriculture Committees for their diligent efforts in crafting a farm policy recommendation that is being delivered to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. Although full details are not yet available, the current proposal includes a new crop insurance program for upland cotton. The program, know as the Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX), is based on NCC recommendations.”