Consultation with growers about their key areas of interest identified the need for highly localised information about managing nutrition and how the plant reacts under different temperature situations to assist with

The principal aim of this project is to pilot a system for remote identification of cotton pests using mobile technology, wireless microscopes and the Pestpoint software developed by the Plant Biosecurity CRC(PBCRC).<

The broad aim of the ‘UNE/CRDC Cotton Course’ has been to provide students with the necessary scientific and practical skills for sustainable cotton production.

Gin stands are responsible for the removal of fibre from the seed. Seed fingers are an important part of the gin stand and are used to control the seed roll load.

Represention of CRDC role as the Co-Ordinator of the 2015/16 AES School based trainees programme.

CRDC 2015/16 Summer Scholarships (S/S ) Purpose- Strategic Plan Targets 1.Farmers 2. Industry 3.Customers 4. People 5.Performance Summer Scholarship Programme - 8 weeks

The purpose of the travel was for Sarah Cooper to attend and present her research paper at the 6th Congress of European Microbiologists (FEMS Federation of European Microbiological Societies), Maastricht, the Netherla

Current nutrient management strategies are based primarily on the concept of cost effective nutrient management (i.e.

With a reduced number of Bt stewardship research projects, the need to provide financial support for travel to Bt tech meetings may increase.

The Australian Cotton Shippers Association (ACSA) invited CSIRO to give presentations on new CSIRO varieties and spin and dye trials as part of Export Market Development (EMD) seminars in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Tha

In 2008 the Cotton CRC invested in an Education Officer, Trudy Staines, for 5 years to promote science and agriculture in schools.

The updated National Water Use in Agriculture RDE Strategy 2015 and the successful “Smarter Irrigation for Profit” Rural R&D For Profit project.

The cotton industry relies on GM cotton expressing insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). This provides resistance to key pests of cotton, the bollworm Helicoverpa armigera and the native budworm H.

The Southern Valleys CGA had seen other valleys participate in Back Paddock nutrition workshops and identified this as a need in our region.

The Southern Valleys CGA Back Paddock Nutrition Workshop tour was conducted in the region in February 2015.

The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation was established in 1992 based on the premise that developing leaders in rural, regional and remote Australia could influence change across organisations, industries as a whol

Development and demonstration of a practical and commercially viable ‘smart’ automation system for furrow irrigation was the aim and key outcome of this project. The system consists of three major component parts.

The Darling Downs Cotton Growers Incorporated(DDCGI), as well a individual growers established a series of 21 weather stations across the region over the period 1996-1998.

Ecosystem services are the benefits that humans get from the environment. Many ecosystem services are relevant to cotton production (e.g.

Seedbed Media was appointed to provide communications support for CottonInfo’s Carbon Farming extension and outreach project.