8:00 AM

The Effect of Moisture during Harvesting on Fiber Quality
Marinus van der Sluijs, CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship

8:15 AM

Storage of Stripped Seed Cotton in Round Modules
Brock Faulkner, Texas A&M University; John D Wanjura, USDA ARS

8:30 AM

New Seed-Cotton Reclaimer for High Speed Roller Gins
S. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Joe W Thomas, Lummus Corp; Carlos B Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Christopher D Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC

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8:45 AM

Gin Saw Wear Test
S. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Greg A Holt, USDA-ARS; Robert G Hardin, IV, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Unit; Christopher D Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Richard K Byler, Cotton Ginning Research Unit

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9:00 AM

Development of an Air Knife to Remove Seed Coat Fragments during Lint Cleaning
Carlos B Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Derek P. P Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Sidney E. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Marvis N. Gillum, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM

Joint Session: Cotton Engineering-Systems and Ginning - Contamination Free Cotton
Dale W Thompson, National Cotton Council

Audio File Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM

Removal of Plastic Materials Using Adjustments and Revisions to Standard Seed Cotton Cleaning Equipment: Progress Report
R. G. Hardin IV, Cotton Ginning Research Unit; Richard K Byler, Cotton Ginning Research Unit; Christopher D Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC

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9:45 AM

Break

10:00 AM

Preliminary Investigation into Plastic Contamination Potential at the Gin and Mill
Christopher D Delhom, USDA-ARS-SRRC; Richard K Byler, Cotton Ginning Research Unit

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10:15 AM

Detection of Plastic and Oily Contamination in Seed Cotton at the Gin Using Infra-Red
Kevin D Baker, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab; Gary D. Rayson, New Mexico State University, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Wen-bin Jiang, New Mexico State University, Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Derek P Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Mathew Pelletier, USDA ARS; Richard K Byler, Cotton Ginning Research Unit

10:30 AM

Progress Report Cotton Moisture Sensing and Plastic Detection
Mathew Pelletier, USDA ARS; Derek P. Whitelock, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab; S. Ed Hughs, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab; Kevin D Baker, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, SW Cotton Ginning Research Lab

10:45 AM

Contamination Detection Using Module Hood Feeder Sensors
Marinus van der Sluijs, CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship; A. Krajewski, CSIRO Manufacturing Flagship

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11:00 AM

Student Competition Award Presentations - Brock Faulkner

Joint Session: Cotton Engineering-Systems and Ginning - Wednesday Morning