A major aim of the Australian Cotton industry is to maintain its position as global leader in cotton quality and yield through sustained improvements in productivity and profitability in all areas of operation, while

The CRDC Grassroots Grants program encourages Cotton Grower Associations (CGAs) to apply for funding to support capacity building projects in their region.

Until 2015, cotton growers in the Dawson Valley had no access to localised, accurate weather forecasting tools and had to rely on information relayed from weather stations located in Biloela which is 116 km away.

Online content is now a major resource for many in the agricultural community, with downloadable publications, interactive apps, and multimedia platform providers such as YouTube increasingly being utilised by governm

The Australian Cotton Research Conference is a biennial Research Conference run by the Association of Australian Cotton Scientists (AACS) hosted each time by a different Research Organisation and administered by an Or

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

The three day Australian Cotton Research Conference provides a platform for cotton researchers to present and discuss concepts, key issues and the latest findings in research relevant to the Australian cotton industry

Australia maintains its freedom from many serious plant pests by devoting considerable resources to plant biosecurity. It’s a status that, while often taken for granted, benefits all Australians.

Fertiliser nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated cotton was assessed on the Darling Downs over 3 years.

Black Root rot (Thielaviopsis basicola) BRR is a major threat to cotton production in southern and central NSW. It has a wide host range of more than 230 species of plants (Pereg 2013).

Compression athletic wear is usually made from synthetic fibres, often by coating an elastomer band on the fabric surface.

Fertiliser is commonly spread in a typical cotton farming system and evidence suggests that the spreaders being used have not been calibrated properly meaning that these machines are not operating at maximum efficienc

This projected funded the purchase of an autoclave, which was identified as a critical capital asset for ACRI, with multiple NSW DPI and CSIRO research projects utilising the unit for cleaning and decontamination of l

This project funded bronze sponsorship of the Science Protecting Plant Health 2017.

Soil compaction is a hidden and continuing constraint to cotton productivity due to increasing size and weight of equipment and is estimated to be in the order of >$30M in lost revenue.

This project funded the purchase of four row cotton precision planter for the establishment of cotton experiments in southern NSW.

FUSCOM provides a great opportunity for researchers, interested consultants and growers to keep up to date on the progress of current plant disease related projects in the Australian cotton industry.

Following extensive discussions since 2010, CRDC agreed to provide seed funding for a Centre for Biopesticides and Semiochemicals, to be developed by researchers from NSW Department of Primary Industry(DPI), the Unive

The Cotton Australia grower RD&E Advisory Panels provide a critical role within the cotton industry by providing practical advice on research, development and extension needs and priorities.

This study tour and work experience opportunity was undertaken to give the student researcher a broader look at cotton, agricultural technology and general agriculture in America and Canada, in the hope of finding pra