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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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

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

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 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.

Each year, Crop Consultants Australia - with support from CRDC - conduct a qualitative survey of cotton consultants regarding their practices and attitudes, as well as those of their cotton grower clients.

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

There are an increasing set of drivers acting on agricultural producers to collect, assess and report on biodiversity data, both at the farm scale, and across a sector.

This project was to develop insight into the future of rainfed cotton systems by developing an understanding of soil carbon and water use efficiency across a number of current rotation options.

Historically, the Australian agricultural sector has engaged with sustainability schemes and reporting on a voluntary 

Northern growers and agronomists visited Emerald in May 2024 to observe & learn how the CQ Farming system (particularly Long Season Cotton ie 2 flowering periods) has adapted and changed to climatic conditions.

This document provides a brief outline of the projects CRDC has invested in for 2025-26 (current as of May 2025).

The Winter 2025 edition of Spotlight showcases the latest in cotton research and innovation, headlined by a $13 million project exploring floating solar panels on irrigation storages.