Cotton leaf roll dwarf virus (the causal agent of Cotton blue disease) or a virus closely related to this species was detected in an asymptomatic Sea Island cotton plant (Gossypium barbadense) in Laivai, Timor Leste.<

Come Clean Go Clean is one of the simplest yet most effective strategies for minimising the spread of weeds, diseases and pests.

These end of season resistance management tactics are key components of the Bollgard II resistance management plan (RMP).

The cotton growing environment can be a high risk environment for bees.

Snapshot of project achievements:

• Five farmers with improved natural resourcemanagement knowledge and skills

• 16,830ha of native vegetation conditionbenchmarked

Bugilbone Ridge Feral Pig Management

In the Namoi Valley a pilot project has trialled exciting

new ways to engage growers and their families

in managing natural vegetation on their farms

Ashley & Rowena Feral Pig Management

In the Gwydir valley a series of workshops on

vegetation management were held with 43

landholders within the Ashley and Rowena area

As anyone who has tried to kill cotton will know, controlling unwanted plants goes from being difficult with small plants, to almost impossible with larger plants.

The N trial at Milo, an impromptu field day at Boolooroo in April. Agro Update with Rob Holmes, Time of Planting - Some Interesting Results

Trial Update N trials, Time of planting - some interesting results , word from the Consultants.

Controlling Volunteers * Time of Planting - Some Interesting Results *Plant X

The resilience of a stacked Bt technology is determined by the efficacy of each individual toxin in controlling insects.

The Australian cotton industry is internationally recognised as innovative, dynamic and hugely successful.

Cotton growers and consultants are becoming concerned with the level of

compaction in soils in the Gwydir. The feeling is that compaction is increasing due

The three-gene product Bollgard 3 is expected to be available commercially in 2015.

Within the national framework for biosecurity, all commonwealth and state governments and plant industries who are signatories to the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD), formally commit to preparations that in

The Dryland cotton industry is often disadvantaged by not being able to plant within the limited time available under the planting window.

In an increasingly competitive labour market, the ability to retain and develop existing employees is an ongoing challenge for the Cotton Industry.

To maximise improvements in work health and safety, it is vital to have the best available evidence available to understand the risks that exist.

Health and safety are key issues for all agricultural businesses.