Like all crops, cotton must be harvested before further steps can be taken to prepare it for sale to consumers—this includes cleaning and packaging. First things first, once the cotton crop has grown to maturity, the cotton will need to be separated from its stalks. While cotton crops of the past were picked by hand,
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Check Your Cotton Picker Parts to Avoid Costly Expenses
Your cotton picker is the central part of your harvest season—without it, you wouldn’t be able to collect every acre of your cotton crop, meaning you may lose a lot of money. You need your cotton picker to be in perfect condition, which means that each part on your picker should be in good shape,
READ MOREMaximize Your Skip Row Cotton Farming Techniques
In recent years, skip row farming of cotton crops has become more and more popular with cotton farmers across the country. Farmers have found that skip row planting may result in lower input costs for seed and technology with approximately even cotton yields over the years. In order to maximize the efficiency and accuracy of
READ MOREReduce Harvest Losses by Investing in New Cotton Picker Parts
When it comes time to harvest your crop, you want to ensure that all of your hard work during the growing season will pay off with a high yield. Even if you grow a high volume of cotton, some of your crop can be lost due to various reasons. While you might lose portions of
READ MOREMaintenance Tips to Keep Your Cotton Picker Spindle Effective
You rely on your cotton harvester to bring you the greatest yield possible at the end of the season. The amount of cotton that you are able to pick from your field will determine how much product you will have to sell and can impact whether you will have the ability to invest in a
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