Broadcast Newsline: April 13, 2005

The Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee is working to decrease bale contamination at the farm level, says Chairman Lee Tiller.

This week’s Cotton Newsline is four cuts. The 2005 meeting of the Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee was held recently in Memphis, Tennessee. Lee Tiller, committee chairman and manager of Smith Gin Coop in Odem, Texas, discusses current bale packaging issues.

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The Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee is working to decrease bale contamination at the farm level, says Chairman Lee Tiller.

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It’s not surprising that the major contaminant for U.S. cotton is something we use every day.

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Following the committee’s recommendations last year, Tiller says burlap bag use rose slightly.

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The Joint Cotton Industry Bale Packaging Committee will continue to address packaging issues this year.

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