John Hart The seed companies have all indicated they would agree to participate in the program again in 2021. After a successful first year, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture’s cottonseed testing program will continue into 2021. “It is again non-mandatory, cooperative, and voluntary program. The seed companies have all indicated they would agree to participate in this program again in 2021,” said Dr. Guy Collins, North Carolina State University Extension cotton agronomist in a presentation to the virtual North Carolina Crop Protection School Dec. 2. Collins urged seed companies, seed dealers and farmers to be proactive in the program. The need for the program was triggered when some cotton growers experienced germination problems with the seed they planted.