Intangibles Bring Value to On-Board Module Systems:Labor savings and flexibility are a priceless combination

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IT'S BEEN nearly a decade since the cotton industry got its first glimpse of prototype versions of on-board module pickers. These Transformer-type machines promised the picking efficiency that growers were accustomed to, along with time and labor savings to help speed harvest and potentially make cotton production a bit more profitable.Red or green, both machines were amazing to watch in action. They still are."They have revolutionized how we pick cotton," said Michael Bus-chermohle, professor of biosystems engineering and soil science at the University of Tennessee. "They give growers so much more flexibility. They can take a picker into the field with a much smaller crew without module builders, boll buggies and other equipment."