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Texas A&M ties up with Shandong Swan Cotton
11 Dec '07
2 min read
China now has about 8,000 cotton gins, but it is hoping, with better equipment, to reduce that number to 2,000. Texas has reduced its number of cotton gins from 2,000 in the 1960s to 260 in 2007, due in large part to Texas A&M's engineering efficiency research, he said.
“We're ginning more cotton than we ever have,” Parnell said.
According to Parnell, gins in the U.S. did not exceed 20 bales per hour in the 1960s. Sixty bale-per-hour gins are common now.
The agreement calls for the exchange of scientists and specialists for joint research and development programs.
A benefit to Texas A&M is further research funding, Parnell said. In addition, Texas A&M scientists could learn first-hand how to satisfy a major consumer of U.S. cotton.
The agreement was signed in November by Benny Cheung, head of corporate strategy and global development with Swan, and Dr. Gerald L. Riskowski, head of the department of biological and agricultural engineering.
“We're ginning more cotton than we ever have,” Parnell said.
According to Parnell, gins in the U.S. did not exceed 20 bales per hour in the 1960s. Sixty bale-per-hour gins are common now.
The agreement calls for the exchange of scientists and specialists for joint research and development programs.
A benefit to Texas A&M is further research funding, Parnell said. In addition, Texas A&M scientists could learn first-hand how to satisfy a major consumer of U.S. cotton.
The agreement was signed in November by Benny Cheung, head of corporate strategy and global development with Swan, and Dr. Gerald L. Riskowski, head of the department of biological and agricultural engineering.
Texas A&M University
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