2017/18 Cotton Map

Date Issued:2018-06-30

Abstract

The Cotton Field Awareness Map is an industry initiative which has been designed to highlight the location of cotton fields. The service is provided free of charge with the purpose of minimising off-target damage from downwind pesticide application, particularly during fallow spraying.

Farmers, farm managers, resellers, consultants, agronomists, applicators and contractors are encouraged to input their cotton fields into a location map. Users can also access the Cotton Map to check the location of the paddocks they may be planning to spray to assess the proximity of the nearest cotton crop. Since the introduction of Cotton Map, reported herbicide damage to cotton has typically remained below 3%, compared to 11% in 2009 (before introduction of Cotton Map)

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