Health and safety are key issues for all agricultural businesses and while the cotton sector is an industry leader in this area, further work was required to strengthen on-farm systems and processes.

The Cotton Field to Fabric Training program was initiated in 2005 with the main aim of educating and providing information to the various production sectors in the Australian cotton industry on the needs and requireme

This travel sponsorship funded two people to attend the Australasia Pacific Extension Network Conference in Christchurch, New Zealand.

The Menindee and Lower Darling CGA in conjunction with Tandou Ltd sought to develop linkages with local high schools, community and industry, with the following intentions:

The Australian cotton industry has invested heavily in developing strategies to bolster its competitive position, particularly in terms of quality and best practice in on-farm management as reflected in myBMP.

The Australian Cotton Industry is now in the midst of dealing with both glyphosate resistant and tolerant weeds in the cotton system.

Promoting Water Smart Infrastructure Investment is a water and energy use efficiency project

designed to build the capacity of cotton irrigators to adapt to reduced water availability and

Within the national framework for biosecurity, all commonwealth and state governments and plant industries who are signatories to the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD), formally commit to preparations that in

The Women’s Industry Network, Cotton (Wincott) received a research grant from the Cotton

Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) in 2010 to develop a survey to canvass rural

The Cotton Production Course began in 1994 and originally consisted of three units; Applied Cotton Production, Cotton Protection and Cotton and the Environment.

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is caused by a complex of different begomoviruses and DNA-β satellite molecules. Both the viruses and the satellites are transmitted by the Silverleaf whitefly (SLW).

Within cotton plants nutrients are taken up by roots and partitioned between plant structures.

Site-specific irrigation enables the delivery of irrigation water where and when it is required

in the field. Commercially available hardware is available that can adjust the application

The cotton industry relies on HVI measurements of cotton fibre quality for commercial trading. The current scoping study has confirmed the influence of cotton fibre length on the HVI Strength measurement i.e.

Silverleaf whitefly (SLW) is a major insect pest of the cotton industry. It is a pest because it excretes honeydew that contaminates cotton lint, causing problems during textile processing.

Peak oil demands and declining oil reserves, increased greenhouse emissions and global warming

and economic drivers for operational and cost efficiencies promote energy efficiency as one of the

Information about farming practices used in cotton production, yields obtained and fibre quality are

of enormous value in planning research and extension efforts, in industry activities and in telling the

WATERpak is the Australian Cotton Industry’s Compendium of water and irrigation research. Its production was funded by the Cotton Research and Development Corporation and it was first released in August 2004.

Final Report Executive Summary

The sustainability of crop production is a key issue for agricultural systems. Maintaining soil

‘Assuring industry capacity to manage the stewardship of biotechnologies and crop protection products’, is a key tactic within the CRDC’s 2012-12 Annual Operating Plan.