This project is a joint initiative of the MDBC and the cotton industry to determine an appropriate model for the introduction of an industry wide environmental audit and certification scheme.

This study, funded by Natural Heritage Trust Funding grant “Water Quality in Gwydir Valley Watercourses (Moree)”, investigated use by waterbirds of on-farm wetlands (mainly irrigation storages, but also other ar

Increasing pressure from industry and environmental sectors has begun to force the

Australian cotton industry to rethink its approach to chemical application. This has

Productivity of the Australian cotton industry is constantly threatened by reduced availability of irrigation water in eastern Australia.

The International Congress of Entomology is the premier conference in this field. There were a wide range of symposia/sessions, many with particular emphasis on topics of relevance to agriculture and cotton.