the competitive nature of the international cotton market has given rise to anextremely diverse range of marketing alternatives for Australian cotton growers. The aim of this courseis to outline a majority of the marketing tools available and discuss the methods available to hedge thevarious elements of the Australian cotton price.

One of the least obvious pitfalls is residual herbicide, applied to a previous crop or fallow some time in the last few months or even the last few years, depending on the herbicide. Some of the residual herbicides (such as atrazine, Tordon®, Ally® & Glean®) can remain active in the soil for well over a year, even though they are having no obvious effect, but they can still have a nasty effect on cotton!

A description of the different services provided by natural ecosystems

Vetch is a winter-growing legume being increasingly grown in rotation with cotton. It provides no cash flow but provides substantial benefits in the productivity of the following cotton crops by improving the soil.

What is fibrepak about : factors effecting fibre quality , introduction to fibrepak, Managing for improved fibre quality in the field

Productive cotton farms need to be connected with roads and rail to gins and ports. Similarly, a productive natural workforce needs to be connected to the native vegetation to access all the resources it requires. Consider talking to your neighbours about linking native vegetation between properties.

Groundwater is the term referring to water that occurs under the ground.Groundwater is a vast and slow moving resource that greatly exceeds the volume of other available freshwater sources. The study of groundwater is known as hydrogeology.

The NutriLOGIC program has recently undergone a major revision; it is now more userfriendly, provides information and analytical support for all major nutrients, provides interpretation of soil, petiole and leaf analyses and is relevant for cotton crops at all yield levels.

a description of what can be found in the soil and roles of organisms

The potential impact of to cotton in Australia has not been established however it is currently thought that TSV is unlikely to cause significant disease or losses in CQ. Disease riskmost likely increases with proximity to significant parthenium weed populations.