Enter a modem market place; or visit a bustling shopping mall and the fruits and rewards of modem agriculture will greet you at every turn.

It is well recognised that Consultants and Agronomists have a key role to play in the dissemination of information generated through research and development.

Australian cotton growers have utilised collaborative research, education and extension to aid the development of what is today one of the most innovative rural industries.

In June this year, I spent three days in a light aircraft traversing what seemed like the length of the country, looking at cotton farms and meeting with the people who are making their living out of these enterprises