Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden present the Secretary’s Honor Award to the Cotton Futures Registration Process Team group leaders Lou Essex accepting for Ronald F. Robbins and William L. Gibson at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 66th Annual Honor Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. The Cotton Futures Registration Process Team received their award for leading a Department-wide economic initiative that enables our customers to operate more efficiently and economically, allowing for more fluid trading of U.S. cotton worldwide. USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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