Benefits of Longer Gin Runs and Module Averaging as Recommended by the Vision 21 Cotton Flow Study
The National Cotton Ginners Executive Committee would like to remind ginners and cotton producers that financial and logistical advantages may exist in making longer gin runs of customer’s cotton and in module averaging of cotton bales.
Link Between Cotton Lint Quality and Module Cover Stressed
Cotton that is not well protected from the elements loses quality and value as it waits to be ginned. The profit from a year’s work and investment could be disappearing in poorly built modules under worn tarps. The dramatic effects on fiber quality and the resulting loss of value to the producer due to poorly shaped and deteriorated module covers are clearly shown in the publication: What is the real cost of a cotton module tarp?
USDA-AMS Module Averaging Presentation
USDA-AMS Upland Leaf Grade Guide Book for reference only and not an official standard *Members Only
