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.

In Early July 2013, CRDC released their 2013-2018 Strategic R&D Plan.

Solenopsis mealybug is an emerging pest of cotton in Australia.

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 purpose of this travel to the USA was to visit the US Department of Agriculture Arid-land Research Center during 16 May – 31 May 2014. Supervised by Dr.

The integrated responses of Australian cotton varieties to warmer temperatures, elevated atmospheric [CO2], and altered VPD were assessed in this thesis.

partnering with the Primary Industry Centre for Science Education (PICSE) has been a key strategy for the cotton industry to ensure it has access to, and availability of skilled professionals into the future.

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

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

Water is essential for producing high yielding and high quality cotton and cotton is demanding in its water consumption requiring, on average, 5.2 ML/ha for peak production in Australia (Cotton Australia 2015).

This project was jointly funded through a QDAFF and CRDC partnership to provide a development and delivery extension program focused on national crop protection in cotton based farming systems, whilst also providing r

A group of cotton growers along the Comet River identified a problem with the infestation of weeds such as parkinsonia, parthenium and rubber vine.

Promoting Water Smart Infrastructure Investment is a water and energy use efficiency project

designed to build the capacity of cotton irrigators to adapt to reduced water availability and

The Cotton Research & Development Corporation’s 5 year Strategic R&D Plan commenced in 2013, setting out the key priority areas for R&D investment.

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There are significant resources available to cotton growers and their consultants about management options for specific weeds, efficient ways to utilise alternative control tactics such as cultivation or double knocks

Discussions with a number of growers, workers and agronomists found that many of them knew very little about Australian Cotton Research Institute (ACRI) and what went on there and how research projects were actually d

Three Mental and Physical Health Empowerment Days were held. Dirranbandi was held on the 9th of May 2014, St George on the 30th of May 2014 and Mungindi was held on the 13th of June 2014.