Beach getaway, truck lease sweepstakes return as BASF opens enrollment for exclusive cotton grower clubs

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, NOVEMBER 15, 2022 – BASF is pleased to announce that for the first time since 2019, both the FiberMax^® One Ton Club^™ and Stoneville^® Legacy Club^™ will celebrate the hard work and hard-earned yields of FiberMax and Stoneville cotton growers in person. Club enrollment is now open and could land growers impressive rewards, like a lease on a Ford^® Super Duty^® F-350 Lariat^® truck or a trip to the beach. 

The application deadline for FiberMax One Ton Club is February 28, 2023. Printed qualification forms were mailed to FiberMax growers in early November, and applications can also be submitted online (fibermax.com/otc-form). Qualifying growers who attend the banquet in Lubbock, Texas, on March 30, 2023, can enter for a chance to win a two-year lease on a Ford Super Duty F-350 Lariat truck. Ford is not a sponsor of the FiberMax One Ton Club. Terms and conditions apply.

To qualify for the club, 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, 2022. The FiberMax One Ton Club is open to growers in AL, AR, AZ, CA, GA, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. Cotton acreage can be either irrigated or dryland. Growers must provide an accurate and complete qualification form and gin recap sheets to verify 2,000 lb/A yields. See full details for qualification. 

The application deadline for the Stoneville Legacy Club is January 15, 2023. Printed qualification forms were mailed to Stoneville growers in early November, and applications can also be submitted online (stoneville.com/lc-form). Applicants who rank in the top 10% of yields submitted for their state will qualify to receive an all-expenses-paid getaway for two to the Henderson Beach Resort in Destin, Florida, this winter. Terms and conditions apply.

To apply for the Stoneville Legacy Club, growers must plant Stoneville cotton on a minimum of 20 acres from January 1 to December 31, 2022. The Stoneville Legacy Club is open to growers in all cotton-producing states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, OK, SC, TN, TX and VA. There are two divisions: one for Stoneville cotton grown on irrigated land, and one for Stoneville cotton grown on non-irrigated land/dryland. Growers must provide an accurate and complete qualification form and gin recap sheets to verify yield. See full details for qualification.

“There’s no denying that growing cotton is challenging,” says Rachel Walters, Regional Grower & Channel Marketing Manager Seeds, BASF. “It’s a crop unlike any other that takes a grower unlike any other. And it’s this heart and hard work that we can’t wait to celebrate in person through our cotton clubs.”

Learn more about the clubs by visiting fibermax.com/otc, stoneville.com/lc or by contacting your BASF Agronomic Solutions Advisor or Agronomic Services Team Member.

^{One Ton Club and Legacy Club are trademarks and FiberMax and Stoneville are registered trademarks of BASF. Ford, Super Duty and Lariat are registered trademarks of Ford Motor Company. One Ton Club is not sponsored by Ford Motor Company. © 2022 BASF Corporation. All rights reserved.}

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