Cotton Ginning - Thursday Early Morning

Thursday, January 10, 2019: 8:15 AM-11:30 AM
Preservation Hall Studios 2 - 3 (New Orleans Marriott)
8:15 AM
An Update on Seed Size and Hull Strength Issues
Michael K. Dowd, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center; Scott M Pelitire, USDA-ARS
8:45 AM
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
Panel Discussion - Cottonseed Size for Better or Worse - USDA/ARS
Michael K. Dowd, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center
10:00 AM
Evaluation of Prototype High-Capacity Roller-Gin Reclaimers
Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Paul A. Funk, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Joe W. Thomas, Lummus Corporation
10:15 AM
Saving Energy in Cotton Gins
Paul Funk, USDA-ARS-SW Cotton Gin Research Lab; Robert G Hardin IV, Texas A&M University; Albert Terrazas, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Kathleen M. Yeater, USDA-ARS
11:00 AM
Student Paper Awards
Robert G. Hardin, Texas A&M University