The Cotton Haul of Fame: BASF opens enrollment for exclusive One Ton Club and truck lease sweepstakes for 20th year

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, November 21, 2024 – BASF invites cotton farmers who yield one ton or more of cotton during the 2024 season using FiberMax^® cotton seed to join its exclusive FiberMax One Ton Club™, now in its 20th year. Club enrollment is now open, and members have the opportunity to win rewards, including a two-year lease on a Ford Super Duty^® F-350 Lariat^® truck. 

Applications for the FiberMax One Ton Club can be submitted online, and printed forms will be mailed to qualified farmers this month. As an added incentive, farmers who attend the FiberMax One Ton Club members banquet in Lubbock, Texas, on April 3, 2025, are entered into the truck lease sweepstakes. The deadline to submit the application form is February 28, 2025. 

To qualify for the FiberMax One Ton Club, farmers 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, 2024. The FiberMax One Ton Club is open to farmers in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Cotton acreage can be either irrigated or dryland. Farmers must provide an accurate and complete qualification form and gin recap sheets by mail or online by February 28, 2025. See full details for qualification.

“Reaching the 20th anniversary of the FiberMax One Ton Club is a remarkable milestone for us,” said Bryan Perry, Head of U.S. Seeds and Traits for BASF. “This club honors the dedication and skill of cotton farmers who continually push the boundaries of what’s possible in yield. Each season, we look forward to celebrating these farmers and the legacy they build through their hard work, resilience and commitment to excellence. It’s a privilege to recognize their achievements, and we’re excited to make this 20th year a memorable one.” 

To learn more about the FiberMax One Ton Club visit fibermax.com/otc or contact your local BASF representative.

Always read and follow label directions. One Ton Club is a trademark and FiberMax is a registered trademark of BASF. Ford, Super Duty and Lariat are registered trademarks of Ford Motor Company. One Ton Club is not sponsored by Ford Motor Company. © 2024 BASF Corporation. All rights reserved.

About BASF’s Agricultural Solutions division

Everything we do, we do for the love of farming. Farming is fundamental to provide enough healthy and affordable food for a rapidly growing population, while reducing environmental impacts. That’s why we are working with partners and experts to integrate sustainability criteria into all business decisions. With €900 million in 2023, we continue to invest in a strong R&D pipeline, combining innovative thinking with practical action in the field. Our solutions are purpose-designed for different crop systems. Connecting seeds and traits, crop protection products, digital tools and sustainability approaches, to help deliver the best possible outcomes for farmers, growers and our other stakeholders along the value chain. With teams in the lab, field, office and in production, we do everything in our power to build a sustainable future for agriculture. In 2023, our division generated sales of €10.1 billion. For more information, please visit www.agriculture.basf.com or our social media channels.

About BASF

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,000 employees in North America and had sales of $20.5 billion in 2023. For more information about BASF’s North American operations, visit www.basf.com/us.

At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 112,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio comprises six segments: Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions. BASF generated sales of €68.9 billion in 2023. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchange in Frankfurt (BAS) and as American Depositary Receipts (BASFY) in the United States. Further information at www.basf.com.