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Crop/Food conditioning protects against insects, removes weeds, and reduces dry-down time, enabling farmers to harvest healthy crops quicker, earlier, and easier. Propane is a highly transportable fuel well-suited for fueling the non-chemical conditioning process.
Crop/Food conditioning research develops propane technologies that help farmers prepare crops for harvest, process crops for storage or sale, and safely store harvested crops.
Projects
Cotton Defoliation
Harvest Preparation
Demonstrations and Tests Using Prototype Thermal Defoliator
(Docket 11729)
Testing of a two-row and a larger, commercial thermal propane-fueled
defoliation machine on cotton crops in field demonstrations
to determine the effects of thermal defoliation on cotton
physiology, yield, and fiber value.
Fact Sheet
Presentation
Thermal Defoliation (Docket 11416)
Building of a six-row propane defoliation machine for use
in controlling weeds and insects in cotton crops. Effort to
increase the efficiency of the thermal defoliation process
to offer growers a more profitable alternative to using chemical
defoliation methods.
Fact Sheet
Presentation
Thermal Defoliation
of Cotton and Chile (Docket 11038)
Development of an alternative defoliation method for special
cotton production needs such as organic, late season spot
insect control or growth near urban areas.
Fact Sheet
Press Release
Presentation
Other
Thermal (Pest) Remediation in Grain and Other Ag Structures
(Docket 11958)
Application of TEMP-AIR propane-fueled insect control process
to develop a mobile heat treatment unit capable of treating
bins, silos, and other storage vessels before they are loaded
with premium value-added grains. Evaluation of TEMP-AIR compatibility
with existing grain dryer systems for insect control, and
assessment of the efficacy and economic feasibility of using
a mobile treatment unit.
Fact Sheet
Project Report
Presentation
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