Key Points fro report of direct energy consumption

The Improving energy efficiency on irrigated Australian cotton farms project has developed resources for cotton growers to reduce their energy consumption, updated the cotton industry's myBMP energy module, deliv

This benchmarking report presents direct energy data (diesel and electricity use) collected on irrigated Australian cotton farms.

Energy is one of the fastest growing on-farm costs (electricity costs alone have increased by around 350 percent since 2000).

Irrigated cotton growers stand to make substantial savings in fuel and greenhouse gas emissions in tractor operations if appropriate tractor engine and ground speeds are used and tillage depth is kept to the shallowes