Davis, Mathis reappointed to Cotton Commission Board

PERRY -- The Commodity Commission Ex Officio Committee met recently to make appointments to the Georgia Cotton Commission Board of Directors. GCC Chairman Bart Davis, a cotton, peanut, corn and cattle farmer from Doerun, was reappointed to another term on the board. Chad Mathis, a cotton, peanut and corn farmer from Arlington, was reappointed to the board as well.

Davis operates Davis Farms with his wife, daughter and two sons. He is a long-time supporter of FFA and holds a state FFA degree as well as being named Georgia Star Farmer. Davis also has been named Farmer of the Year at the Annual Peanut Festival in Sylvester. In addition to serving as the Georgia Cotton Commission’s Chairman, Davis serves as chairman of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of Georgia, an alternate to the National Cotton Council and as director for Southern Cotton Growers.