During the past few cotton seasons in the CGA region there were approximately 20 spray drift reports per season, with nearly 40 unreported events per season.

The incidence of chemical spray applications hitting non-target areas including crops in broadacre agriculture continues to be too-regular issue for agricultural producers.

Southern Valley irrigators recently sought funding to assist with an education and outreach program to assist with two issues which had been identified in their region. The two issues chosen to tackle were:

The Grassroots Program offers Cotton Grower groups the opportunity to apply for community based assistance.

The Cotton Field Awareness Map is an industry initiative which has been designed to highlight the location of cotton fields.