Friday, January 12, 2007: 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
Grand Ballroom D (Sheraton New Orleans)
Joint Session: Cotton Engineering-Systems and Ginning - Friday Afternoon
Presiding:Bill M. Norman, National Cotton Council of America, Cordova, TN
1:00 PM Welcoming Remarks 
1:05 PM 
Four Strategies to Reduce Energy Costs   
Casey B. Newsom, Samuel Jackson, Inc., Lubbock, TX
1:20 PM Panel Discussion on Ginning Energy Costs 
1:21 PM 
Knowing What You Are Paying for Energy 
Chris Breedlove, Olton Coop Gin, Olton, TX
1:30 PM 
Electric Rates at Times of Short Crop   
Sid Brough, Edcot Coop Gin, Edroy, TX
1:40 PM 
Savings from Motors and Insulation on Driers   
James Askew, Servico Gin Co., Courtland, AL
1:50 PM 
Electric Rates, Fuel, Module Truck Efficiency   
Charley Knabb, Three Way Gin Co., Tunica, MS
2:00 PM 
Gin Waste as a Fuel Source: Segregation Is Good   
Greg Holt, USDA-ARS, Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, Lubbock, TX and T. C Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
2:15 PM 
Cotton-Based Hydromulches versus Conventional Hydromulches and Blankets: Erosion and Grass Establishment   
Greg Holt, USDA-ARS, Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit, Lubbock, TX, Brent Busenlehner, Brent Busenlehner, Robstown, TX, Elizabeth Guertal, Auburn University, Auburn University, AL, Ken Potter, USDA-ARS, Temple, TX and Tom Wedegaertner, Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC
2:30 PM 
Fluidized Bed Gasification of Cotton Gin Trash for Liquid Fuel Production   
Sergio Capareda and Calvin Parnell, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
2:45 PM Student Paper Awards Presentation, Shay Simpson and Tommy Valco 
3:00 PM Adjourn 
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