Irrigation currently uses 70% of all the world's freshwater withdrawals.

The project seeks to further contribute to two of the broad objectives of the Darling Downs

In 2017-18, CRDC invested $25.1 million into 318 RD&E projects in collaboration with 118 research partners and growers who conducted on-farm trials, across five key program areas: farmers, industry, customers, peo

CRDC monitors progress towards - and achievement of - the outcomes of the CRDC Strategic RD&E Plan 2018-23 via this Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

This study examines the effectiveness of publicly-available data to identify farm-scale regions of similarity, and classifies the distribution of physical (available water capacity (AWC)) and chemical (pH and electric

Under CRDC's Funding Agreement with the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, CRDC is required to commission an independent review of its performance.

The following impact assessment addresses investment by CRDC in a cluster six sustainability projects.

The key impact of this project for the Australian cotton industry was via the provision many of the essential knowledge foundations that assisted the rapid transition from a feasibility assessment with commercial part

Improving water security can be viewed in terms of five key principles: supply, practice, compliance, markets and policy.

myBMP is a voluntary farm and environmental management system which provides self- assessment mechanisms, practical tools and auditing processes to ensure that Australian cotton is produced according to best managemen

The most important message from the symposium was about complex and dynamic interactions. Interactions between host, pathogen and environment are what determine the economic impact of disease.

Specialist knowledge and information was gained on many different aspects of whitefly ecology, biology and management including findings from Australian and international research programs.

CRDC sponsored ASDS to enable an international Verticillium speaker to present. As part of this sponsorship, CRDC has been provided with complementary registration for one participant.

The spring edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, brings you the highlights from the 2018 Australian Cotton Conference and its program of quality industry, research and external speakers.

Crop nutrition is the biggest portfolio of CRDC-supported research, and a new version of NUTRIpak has been released in August 2018 to reflect this.

The annual FUSCOM panel forum provides an opportunity to share updates on all pathology research projects, providing peer support and project review to researchers.

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.

Research summary:

Evaporation of water from open storages is a national problem impacting water security. This is particularly a problem for farmers where evaporation losses are estimated to be above 1,320 GL/year.

CRDC's Annual Operational Plan for 2018-19 (AOP): the first annual operational plan under the CRDC's Strategic RD&E Plan 2018-23.