Perfecting The Art Of Harvest
Amanda Huber
Southeast
Aim For Clean Crop
Another reason to get into the field is to scout for items, such as plastic bags, that could be picked up by the machinery and contaminate the cotton. Cotton picked clean and at the proper moisture content doesn't need as much processing at the gin, and less processing means a better quality product.
While it used to be determined that producers needed to get their peanuts up before starting cotton, this is no longer the case.
"Now," Harris says, "producers will start with the cotton. Then, when peanuts are ready, get them out of the field and return to the cotton when the peanuts are finished."
Royal says the use of six-row pickers allows them to get through with peanuts faster.
source : cottonfarming
Amanda Huber
Southeast
Aim For Clean Crop
Another reason to get into the field is to scout for items, such as plastic bags, that could be picked up by the machinery and contaminate the cotton. Cotton picked clean and at the proper moisture content doesn't need as much processing at the gin, and less processing means a better quality product.
While it used to be determined that producers needed to get their peanuts up before starting cotton, this is no longer the case.
"Now," Harris says, "producers will start with the cotton. Then, when peanuts are ready, get them out of the field and return to the cotton when the peanuts are finished."
Royal says the use of six-row pickers allows them to get through with peanuts faster.
source : cottonfarming
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