8:15 AM

Ginning Trends - Managing for Survival
Thomas D. Valco, USDA, ARS; Harrison Ashley, National Cotton Council

8:30 AM

Estimating Cotton Stripper Power Requirements
Randy Taylor, Oklahoma State University; John Wanjura, USDA ARS; Wesley M. Porter, University of Georgia; Mathew Pelletier, USDA ARS

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8:45 AM

Continuous Monitoring of Moisture in Round Modules during Open Storage
Menghe M Miao, CSIRO; Stuart Gordon, CSIRO

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9:00 AM

Storability of Stripped Cotton in Round Modules
Kevin Edwards, Texas A&M; William B Faulkner, Texas A&M; John Wanjura, USDA ARS; Josh McGinty, Texas A&M University

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9:15 AM

Lint and Seed Moistures of Microwave-Dried Seed Cotton
Kevin Baker, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

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9:30 AM

Results from Cotton Incorporated's Natural Resource Survey and Implications for Engineering Research
Edward M. Barnes, Cotton Incorporated; Kater Hake, Cotton Incorporated; Jesse Daystar, Duke University; Melissa Bastos, Cotton Incorporated; Ryan W Kurtz, Cotton Incorporated

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9:45 AM

High Quality Yarns from High Speed Roller Ginning of Upland Cotton
Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center; Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory

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10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Controlled-Batt Saw-Type Lint Cleaner Fiber Effects Related to Fiber Length
Richard K Byler, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center

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10:30 AM

Measuring Seed Cotton Mass Flow Rate By Pressure Drop Across a Blowbox: Gin Testing
Robert G. Hardin, USDA-ARS

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10:45 AM

Cryogenically Treated Gin Saw Wear Test - Second Season
Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Bobby Hardin, USDA-ARS; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center

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11:00 AM

Preliminary Evaluation of Gin Stand Feeder and Lint Slide Moisture Addition on Ginning, Fiber Quality, and Textile Processing of Western Cotton
Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center; Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory

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11:15 AM

A Preliminary Investigation into the Removal of Plastic Wrap during Ginning and Textile Processing
Marinus H.J. van der Sluijs, CSIRO Manufacturing; Mark Frejiah, CSIRO Manufacturing

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11:30 AM

Cotton Warehousing Efficiencies
Lauren Hazelrigs, Texas A&M University; William B Faulkner, Texas A&M; Ronald Lacey, Texas A&M University

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11:45 AM

Student Paper Awards
Brock Faulkner, TAMU

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