Cotton Inc. Makes Harvest Equipment Decisions Easier

Harvest Equipment

A new cotton harvest equipment investment decision aid is now available on Cotton Incorporated’s Web site. It is designed to allow the user to compare two different investments in cotton harvest machinery using capital budgeting techniques. This Microsoft Excel program can be downloaded and used to create several different harvest equipment evaluation scenarios.

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A link to the Cotton Harvest Equipment Investment Decision Aid is available here. The site also has information on spindle-type harvesting systems as well as information on stripper harvesting and seed cotton handling/storage.

“The most immediate application will probably be by producers who are considering purchasing one of the new on-board module building (OMB) pickers,” explains Dr. Jeanne Reeves, director of agricultural research and staff agricultural economist with Cotton Incorporated. Additionally, the aid will let producers compare their existing harvest system to the new OMBs.

Various sample scenarios have been developed and include:
• a six row basket picker vs. John Deere’s round OMB picker;
• a basket picker versus Case IH’s rectangular (1/2 size module) OMB picker;
• a basket picker versus two cotton strippers, as well as the new OMB pickers versus two cotton strippers.

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A user-defined version of the spreadsheet is also provided for someone who wants to create their own unique comparisons specific to their operation. The default scenarios were based on data collected from on-farm evaluations over the last three years.

The site provides “how-to” information such as tips to efficiently maintain and operate your harvesting system and techniques to maximize the harvester’s capacity and productivity. It also offers information on pre-season and in-season procedures for each system, as well as safety information and lint quality best practices.
 

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