News Release.

CLIENT: Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC--Tom Wedegaertner

AGENCY: Harvest PR & Marketing Portland, OR--Heidi Nelson

MESSAGE: To announce the findings of the cotton prospective planting report for 2008-2009 and reinforce cottonseed as an excellent cource of fiber, protein and energy.

AUDIENCE: Dairy, feed, cotton and media

MERIT: National Cottonseed Products Association / Harvest PR & Marketing

NATIONAL FINALISTS:

Case IH / Morgan&Myers

CHS, Inc. / In-house

Hubbard Feeds / AdFarm

Merial/Bader Rutter & Associates

FMC Corporation / Nicholson Kovac, Inc.

Bayer CropScience / Rhea + Kaiser Marketing Communciations

Pioneer Hi-Bred / McCormick Company

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