Australian cotton is purchased for a premium as it meets spinner's requirements on the basis of quality and consistency.

The Australian cotton industry depends heavily on genetically engineered Bt cotton (currently in the form of Bollgard II®) which provides resistance to the key pests of cotton, larvae of the moths Helicoverpa armigera

Attendance at the International Committee for Cotton Test Methods (ICCTM) Meeting, the 31st International Cotton Conference Bremen and visit to the USDA cotton testing laboratory in New Orleans, USA.

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The Australian cotton industry has benefited greatly from the introduction of the transgenic Bolgard II cotton.

The program was full of significant experiences, but the Kimberley was the most significant for me. The Kimberley session laid the foundations for the test of the course.

This project aimed to improve cotton irrigation WUE using dynamic deficits to (i) avoid plant stress and maximize yield and (ii) make the most effective use of in-crop rainfall.

Since 2005, the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC (Cotton CRC) and the Namoi Catchment Management Authority (Namoi CMA) have had a partnership to work with cotton growers within the Namoi valley as well as other govern

This report covers the trip to attend the Sustainable Textile Leaders Roundtable (held 22/9), the ITMF ICCTM meeting (held 23/9) and the 2011 ITMA held September 22nd- 29th.

The Australian Cotton Industry has always been held in high regard by the Australian and World Agricultural sectors due to its innate ability to focus on and overcome the challenges it faces.

Gomeroi Country extends broadly from the Qld / NSW boarder region to Tamworth, Aberdeen/ Muswellbrook, Coonabarabran and Walgett. The Gomeroi people are the traditional owners of this Country.

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Herbicide damage is an ever increasing challenge for much of the cotton industry due largely to:

. the increasing complexity in the farming system (with a wide range of herbicides used),

The Gwydir Valley Cotton Growers Association (CGA) committee identified the need and the opportunities to extend our information and industry advocacy services to a broader audience of growers and the community.

Australian irrigators are under increasing pressure to

maintain the viability of their farm businesses in the

face of reduced surface and ground-water allocations;

Vertosols, are a heavy clay soil that cover a large part of the world, and are used extensively for irrigated agriculture.

In the autumn of 2011, CRDC identified that the forecast of a second consecutive La Nina year represented a potential disease risk to the cotton industry that was linked to the over-winter management of weeds, ratoon

This project aimed to develop farming systems and extension materials and processes that support growers in producing high yielding / high fibre quality cotton more consistently, profitably and sustainably.

Native fish populations in the Murray-Darling Basin are estimated at 10 % of pre-European settlement levels.

Two ambitious objectives were set for this project.