If you have spent even a little bit of time in the cotton picking business, then you know how ubiquitous and highly respected the John Deere name is in this industry. Wherever folks grow cotton, chances are there are John Deere cotton harvester parts nearby, as well as many people willing to sing the praises
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Harvesting Cotton: Square or Round Bales?
Across cotton fields, bales of freshly picked cotton are a common sight—it’s simply a natural step in the harvest. What might take some farmers by surprise, however, is seeing groupings of rounded cotton bales in place of the traditional square bales that have dominated the landscape for years and years. Where are these round bails
READ MORE5 Ways to Preserve Cotton Crop Yield Quality
It’s everything a farmer can do to keep their harvest free and clear of contaminants and detractors that might lower its overall quality or make portions of it unsuitable for sale. For hay, moisture and UV bleaching can be major detractors; for corn it comes down to pestilence and drought; and for cotton it’s all
READ MORETips on Maximizing Cotton Picking Efficiency
Cotton picking equipment and techniques have come a long way in a short time, with annual innovations continuing to push the efficiency of harvests north of 95 percent on average. When you consider crop yields in terms of revenue, this is an astounding prospect for cotton farmers and one that rides very heavily on the
READ MOREPreseason Maintenance Items for Cotton Harvesting Units
Year in and year out, cotton pickers experience a tremendous degree of wear and tear as they navigate thousands of acres of crops, diligently picking bolls off of millions of stalks. And while the modern marvels of machinery have made it possible for harvesters to do this seemingly with ease, there’s still a high degree
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