In 2008 the Cotton CRC invested in an Education Officer for 5 years to promote science and agriculture in schools.

This project sought to create a forum which brings together all levels of the cotton industry

in the Macquarie Valley and from across all geographical areas of the valley, giving a

The Cotton Production Course began in 1994 and originally consisted of three units; Applied Cotton Production, Cotton Protection and Cotton and the Environment.

FundBase provides the following services: Project and strategic planning *Partnership and collaborative alliance building *Group facilitation *Grant writing and fundraising - Conference Poster 2013

During 2008‐2011, the Australian Cotton industry faced numerous challenges when it experienced significant drought over a number of years, followed by crippling floods in late 2010, early 2011.