August 17, 2001
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Marjory Walker
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MEMPHIS – The National Cotton Council is urging ginners and warehousemen to be diligent in taking proper samples from cotton bales this season.
"Ginners and warehousemen play a key role in bale sampling and integrity of the USDA cotton classification," said Dale Thompson, the NCC’s manager, marketing and processing technology. "As licensed samplers, cotton ginners and warehousemen are responsible for ensuring that the samples represent what is in the bale. Their efforts go a long way in helping U.S. cotton maintain its outstanding reputation in the world marketplace."
With a 20 million bale U.S. crop expected this season, the NCC is urging ginners to put an emphasis on bale press maintenance, especially sampling procedures. That includes checking press doors, hydraulics and other machinery and, in particular, making sure the bale sampling mechanisms (cookie cutters) are sharp and sized properly.
Thompson noted that each sample must be taken by a licensed sampling agent for delivery to the local USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) classing facility. He said ginners and warehousemen are encouraged to: 1) communicate with their respective AMS director to ensure that all of their sampling procedures are meeting AMS guideliness and 2) properly supervise their bale sampling personnel regarding those procedures.
"The proper cutting of samples is essential for the continued success of USDA-classed cotton, for U.S. cotton’s marketability," he said.
The NCC’s mission is to ensure the ability of all U.S. cotton industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and manufactured product markets at home and abroad.
"Ginners and warehousemen play a key role in bale sampling and integrity of the USDA cotton classification," said Dale Thompson, the NCC’s manager, marketing and processing technology. "As licensed samplers, cotton ginners and warehousemen are responsible for ensuring that the samples represent what is in the bale. Their efforts go a long way in helping U.S. cotton maintain its outstanding reputation in the world marketplace."
With a 20 million bale U.S. crop expected this season, the NCC is urging ginners to put an emphasis on bale press maintenance, especially sampling procedures. That includes checking press doors, hydraulics and other machinery and, in particular, making sure the bale sampling mechanisms (cookie cutters) are sharp and sized properly.
Thompson noted that each sample must be taken by a licensed sampling agent for delivery to the local USDA Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) classing facility. He said ginners and warehousemen are encouraged to: 1) communicate with their respective AMS director to ensure that all of their sampling procedures are meeting AMS guideliness and 2) properly supervise their bale sampling personnel regarding those procedures.
"The proper cutting of samples is essential for the continued success of USDA-classed cotton, for U.S. cotton’s marketability," he said.
The NCC’s mission is to ensure the ability of all U.S. cotton industry segments to compete effectively and profitably in the raw cotton, oilseed and manufactured product markets at home and abroad.
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