Kody Bessent: Voice for the Plains

Farming on Mars by Ciera Ware

Feb 16, 201952:01Business

Kody Bessent, who is the vice president of operations and legislative affairs for Plains Cotton Growers, talks about being a voice for cotton farmers and communicating their needs in Austin and Washington and, D.C., the...

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