Thursday, January 4, 2018: 1:30 PM-3:30 PM
Salon A (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
1:45 PM
Current University and USDA Lab Cotton Contamination Research
Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory;
Mathew G. Pelletier, USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit;
J. Alex Thomasson, Texas A&M University;
Michael D. Buser, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering;
Bugao Xu, University of North Texas;
Christopher D. Delhom, USDA-ARS Southern Regional Research Center;
Robert G. Hardin, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Research Unit
3:15 PM
The Cost of Ginning Cotton: 2016 Survey Results
Thomas D. Valco, Retired - USDA, ARS;
W. Harrison Ashley, National Cotton Council;
Dennis S. Findley, Jr., Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association;
J. Kelley Green, Texas Cotton Ginners Association;
Roger A. Isom, California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association;
Timothy L. Price, Southern Cotton Ginners Association