This Guide provides you with a comprehensive summary of the key cotton crop protection issues, and is brought to you by CRDC and the Australian cotton industry's joint extension program, CottonInfo.

The Spring 2025 edition of Spotlight captures a season of progress and partnership in Australian cotton.

In 2014 the Central Highlands Cotton Growers and Irrigators Association (CHCG&IA) partnered with Biosecurity Qld and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) to purchase and install 9 weather s

The 2025 Australian Cotton Production Manual is a critical reference tool for cotton growers.

The Cotton Production in Northern Australia 2025 mini manual has been developed for a Northern audience, or those contemplating growing cotton in the North.

CRDC's Annual Operational Plan for 2025-26 (AOP): the third annual operational plan under the CRDC's Strategic RD&E Plan 2023-28.

Weeds reduce agricultural productivity by competing for resources, and weed management is one of the largest costs faced by crop growers.

Satacrop continues to be well supported by cotton growers as a valuable tool for mapping sensitive crop areas.

This year, participants began their journey in Canberra, starting with a Welcome to Country by Paul House outside the National Gallery, who also took the opportunity to share stories of his lifelong advocacy work and

Annual consultant qualitative and quantitative surveys 2022 – 2024 is complete and this report is an overview 

The present study investigated the effect of Gibberellin (GA) and Salicylic acid (SA) on cotton during germination at high temperatures.

This document provides a brief outline of the projects CRDC has invested in for 2025-26 (current as of May 2025).

The Winter 2025 edition of Spotlight showcases the latest in cotton research and innovation, headlined by a $13 million project exploring floating solar panels on irrigation storages.

Northern growers and agronomists visited Emerald in May 2024 to observe & learn how the CQ Farming system (particularly Long Season Cotton ie 2 flowering periods) has adapted and changed to climatic conditions.

Historically, the Australian agricultural sector has engaged with sustainability schemes and reporting on a voluntary 

This project was to develop insight into the future of rainfed cotton systems by developing an understanding of soil carbon and water use efficiency across a number of current rotation options.

There are an increasing set of drivers acting on agricultural producers to collect, assess and report on biodiversity data, both at the farm scale, and across a sector.

Each year, Crop Consultants Australia - with support from CRDC - conduct a qualitative survey of cotton consultants regarding their practices and attitudes, as well as those of their cotton grower clients.

The Autumn 2025 edition of Spotlight introduces a new era for CottonInfo, which remains a joint partnership of CRDC, Cotton Australia and Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), but under a new structure, with CRDC l

The purpose of this project was to purchase a refurbished precision planter for the University of Sydney's "Nowley" property, to allow for the planting of dryland cotton and sorghum, in particular.