What are the potential Benefits Growers are Looking for when planting Cotton into Wheat StubbleΓ Since the introduction of effective knock-down herbicides, farmers all over the world have tried to use zero-tillage practices to achieve better water infiltration, to improve soil structure as well as to reduce the risk of soil erosion through wind or water run-off and pesticide movement off field. Zero-till practices have been well accepted in dryland situations in Australia for quite a while. Dryland growers have been able to increase their yield potential by reducing run off and storing more water in their soils prior to planting as well as daring the growing season. Could similar technology be used in furrow irrigated cotton fields in AustraliaΓ Do the potential benefits outweigh the potential problems like more difficult weed control, stubble handling and plant establishmentΓ Are zero-till systems practical or are they too difficult to handle in a commercial production systemΓ Should we concentrate on the simple and effective systems rather than trying to solve our problems using too sophisticated and complicated systemsΓ