The Spring 2025 edition of Spotlight captures a season of progress and partnership in Australian cotton.

Soil moisture assessment is a critical input to improve irrigation scheduling, water use efficiency, and sustainability in broadacre agriculture.

This analysis draws on data from a subset of the Cotton Comparative Analysis (CCA) in each of the respective years, along with additional information supplemented from participants’ annual financial statements.

To better understand the success of its engagement and work with its stakeholders, CRDC engaged Intuitive Solutions to design and implement a program of research to capture and collate the experiences of CRDC’s stakeh

Australian Cotton  Sustainability Update 2024 for the 12 months up to 30 June 2024.

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

The small project was the capital investment for 2 Licor portable N2O lasers which provide continuous monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions from cotton fields in real time.

The CRDC Annual Report 2024-25 outlines progress against the second year of the CRDC Strategic Plan 2023-28, Clever Cotton.

The Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit 2025 in Singapore was a strategic platform to connect with investors, industry leaders, and partners driving innovation in sustainable agriculture and food systems.

In 2025, CRDC invited its key partners to provide feedback on the health of the partnership with CRDC via a stakeholder survey, to identify what's working effectively and to highlight the opportunities for stren

This gap analysis was based on information gathered directly from a wide range of stakeholders across the cotton industry and its value chain.

The Summer 2025–26 edition of Spotlight captures a season of innovation, leadership and forward-thinking collaboration.

This report represents the latest iteration in an ongoing effort to understand community trust, attitudes, and expectations toward Australia’s cotton industry.

Indicators for sustainable pesticide use are essential for the cotton industry to assess, manage and demonstrate commitment to environmentally responsible cotton production.

CRDC, OneBasin CRC, and the University of Southern Queensland jointly funded a short-duration travel grant enabling Michael Scobie to attend the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) annual

There was a strong interest in the Northern CGA visiting the Emerald region in Queensland to look at farming systems with a focus on understanding the principles of grow non cotton, the potential op

This project supported A/Prof.

There is a need to develop a circular economy for cotton industry by cutting carbon emissions and decreasing waste and pollution for Australian cotton industry.

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 purpose of this project was to upgrade the remaining 9 of the 22 DDCGI weather stations that were fitted with early-model 4G modems which have proven to be faulty and unreliable since installation approximately 3–