SPEAKERS

U.S. Cotton Producer, Chairman of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association

Thomas A. “Tap” Parker serves as Chairman of Staple Cotton Cooperative Association (Staplcotn) and Staple Cotton Discount Corporation (Stapldiscount). He has served on the boards of both organizations since 2000 and as Chairman since 2022.

Based in Lake Providence, Louisiana, Tap farms row crops in partnership with his son, including cotton, corn, soybeans, milo, wheat and rice. He has extensive leadership experience in agriculture and the cotton industry, having served as president of the Louisiana Cotton Producers and the East Carroll Parish Farm Bureau. His industry and community service includes serving as a Producer Delegate to the National Cotton Council, a Director of First South Farm Credit, a Delegate to the Cotton Board and a member of the State Republican Central Committee. He is also a managing partner of Hollybrook Gin. Throughout his career, Tap has remained committed to advancing the interests of farmers and the agricultural community.

Tap and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Monroe, Louisiana, and have five children.