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A selection of information produced by the Australian cotton industry's joint extension program, CottonInfo. For the most comprehensive collection of CottonInfo materials, visit the CottonInfo website: www.cottoninfo.net.au.

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Biosecurity & disease management

Biosecurity is the management of the risk of pests and diseases entering, emerging, establishing or spreading, in order to avoid production losses and new management and eradication costs.

CottonInfo manuals, guides, paks & tools

CottonInfo newsletters, fact sheets & case studies

Newsletters, fact sheets and case studies across all CottonInfo topics.

CottonInfo regional newsletters

Region specific newsletters from CottonInfo Regional Development Officers

Crop nutrition

Getting your crop nutrition spot on is essential for maximising cotton yield.

Energy use efficiency & carbon

Energy is one of the fastest growing costs for cotton growers, with electricity and diesel accounting for a significant proportion of total farm input costs. Energy (electricity, diesel and fertiliser) is also the major contributor to a cotton farm's GHG emissions.

Fibre quality

Managing your crop for increased fibre quality

Insect management & stewardship

An integrated insect and mite management approach (otherwise known as Integrated Pest Management or IPM) incorporates a range of tactics and resources to reduce pest outbreaks and reduce the reliance on insecticides for their management.

Natural resource management

Natural areas on and surrounding cotton farms provide benefits to the farming enterprise, known as ecosystem services.

Pesticide input efficiency

Being more efficient with pesticide inputs has three main benefits for growers - it helps reduce farm costs; reduces environmental risks; and critically, limits the evolution of resistance in target insect pest and weed populations.

Raingrown cotton

Information of specific use to raingrown (dryland) cottongrowers

Soil health

Soil health is the key to your farm's profit and production. It underpins the fertility and crop production of a farming enterprise, providing the cotton plant with water, oxygen, nutrients and support.