The Autumn 2025 edition of Spotlight introduces a new era for CottonInfo, which remains a joint partnership of CRDC, Cotton Australia and Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), but under a new structure, with CRDC l

The purpose of this project was to purchase a refurbished precision planter for the University of Sydney's "Nowley" property, to allow for the planting of dryland cotton and sorghum, in particular.

An investigation of low volume ag sensor data transmission using low-power transmission direct to Low Earth Satellite was completed in an under-graduate Engineering Honours project.  This project had a focus

The DAN2203 Limited Water Decision Support project (LWDS) assessed the use of partial irrigation within the Australian cotton industry.

The Regional Australia Institute was engaged by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) to develop an understanding of the social impacts of

As evaporation represents the primary source of water loss in dams and reservoirs in Australia, 
it is critical to improve the efficacy of evaporation mitigation technologies (EMT’s) (Craig I 2005; 

The Summer 2024-25 edition of Spotlight takes a deep dive into the critical role nitrogen plays on cotton farms and its impact on cotton's greenhouse gas emissions, explores exciting new spray technology from

This project investigated the interplay between consumer motivations, fibre sustainability, and the environmental impact of textiles, with a focus on Australian cotton and competing fibres, including emerging sustaina

Purpose: To attend the 12th ICPP to meet experts in the field of plant pathology, scientific exchange, and develop collaborative professional relationships; meet with Dr F.

The project aimed to improve the efficiency of aerial chemical defoliation in the Australian cotton industry.

The strip and disc farming system is intended to maximise crop residue by reducing disturbance to crop material resulting in delayed decomposition.

The CRDC Annual Report 2023-24 outlines progress against the first year of the CRDC Strategic Plan 2023-28, Clever Cotton.

CRDC undertakes an annual survey of cotton growers to gather information about farming practices and growers’ views on research, development and extension.

The APVMA published the draft Paraquat Review Technical Report on 30 July 2024.

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.

The Spring 2024 edition of Spotlight brings you the highlights from the Australian Cotton Conference and the announcement of the Cotton Industry Award winners, showcases the partners in CRDC's new $13m Austra

Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (DITT) of the Northern Territory Government is the
lead agency engaged in cotton research, development and extension in the Territory. DITT is

This report represents a continuation of “Impacts and Solutions: A scoping study on the relative impacts of irrigation infrastructure on fish in the Fitzroy Basin” (Hutchison et al. 2022).

1. Pesticide targets – we used our expertise in IPM and information on environmental impacts of chemical use to understand potential drivers and examined alternative appr