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

This proposal builds on many years of weeds work supported by CRDC and aims to value add to the earlier work, while providing strategic information to cotton growers in support of MyBMP, based around updating WEEDpak,

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

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

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 40 year anniversary of the construction of the Fairbairn Dam and Emerald Irrigation Scheme prompted the

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.

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

This annual survey project measures the impacts and outcomes of research and production critical to the Australian cotton industry.

Bill Gordon Consulting Pty Ltd(BCG) has provided training on application and drift management to the cotton industry for over a decade.

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).<

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 Cotton Info team undertakes extension and communication for the cotton industry.The team are from different organisations with a geographically spread.

Waterbirds have been observed on constructed water storages of the irrigated cotton landscapes in northern NSW for decades and yet there have been few studies to quantify the importance of these structures.

CottonMap is currently an ongoing annual investment.

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.

This project examined the costs and benefits of defoliation strategies used in the defoliation of high input irrigated cotton crops.

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

The Primary Industry Centre for Science Education (PICSE) is a proven national collaboration between universities, regional primary industries, national R&D Corporations, national agribusiness, regional research i

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