This report been prepared by the CIE as part of the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation. The financial assistance provided by the Program through Land and Water Australia is gratefully acknowledged.

During Phase I of the project "Assessment of Ecological Risk Associated with Irrigation Systems in the Goulburn Broken Catchment" (Cottingham et al., 2001) adverse changes to the abundance and diversity of n

Any future expansion of irrigated agriculture in Australia is likely to occur in northern Australia.

Knowledge is one of our most valuable and intangible assets.

The main weeds and effectiveness of weed management practices used in dryland cotton cropping systems were identified using information collected in a postal and a field survey in southern Queensland and northern New

Cotton growers need to make weather or climate related management decision all the time.

Economic losses and costs associated with weeds in dryland cotton production are important for growers, weeds researchers, and rural industry funding bodies when making decisions about research priorities and research

Abstract of Speech to be presented by Richard Haire, CEO Queensland Cotton.

Wincott is a network for all women involved both directly and indirectly in the Australian cotton industry, offering an alternative opportunity for them to increase their knowledge and develop their skills.

The weed management costs incurred by Australian cotton growers represent a significant and often under estimated loss to cotton cropping gross margins.

There are a number of minor weeds that occur throughout the Australian cotton industry that have considerable potential to spread and become increasing problems.

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.

Bladder ketmia (Hibiscus trionum) is an increasingly problematic weed in the Australian cotton industry.

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) has retained its prominent position in the international arena despite stiff competition from synthetic fibre.

Fleabane has become one of the most difficult-to-control weeds in dryland cropping systems in recent years, The weed problem is thought to have resulted from recent changes in farming practices toward greater use of z

Two of the major fungal diseases of cotton in Australia are fusarium and verticillium wilts caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum. F.sp vasinfectum (Fov) and Verticillum dahliae respectively.

The natural resources (including land and water) of this planet are not inexhaustible, and therefore require continual management for them to remain sustainable.

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

Changes to the cotton farming system over the last decade have caused a change in the weed spectrum, favouring glyphosate tolerant, smallseeded, biannual and perennial weeds.

Sorghum is extremely attractive to ovipositing heliothis (Hencoveipo armigero) moths.