Weather and climate news 07 September 2015

The spring edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, highlights the improved performance of the cotton industry on many levels.

In this edition of the CottonInfo enews, we bring you two of the key things you need to know from the Guide: the herbicide and insecticide resistance management strategies.

Weather and climate news 24 August 2015

Instrument fibre tests indicate that there is no difference between the fibre from transgenic Bt cotton and non transgenic. However there is assumed concern from the spinning and textile sector.

Growers with cotton in their rotations achieve higher returns over the rotation cycle, compared with growers with solely grainbased rotations.

This Guide provides you with a comprehensive summary of the key cotton crop protection issues, and is brought to you by the Australian cotton industry's joint extension program, CottonInfo.

Weather and climate news 10 August 2015

Small palaeochannels located in irrigated cotton fields have been identified as areas of potential high deep drainage (Triantafilis et al. 2003).

Water availability will be a key consideration for some (if not all!) growers during the coming season. So in this edition, we take a look at management options for growers with a limited water supply.

Key Points fro report of direct energy consumption

Cotton CRC Gomeroi Skills project summary

Weather and climate news 13 July 2015

Auscott's Midkin property at Moree has a long history of environmental and riparian management. It's been 14 years since work on the regeneration of riparian areas was initiated at Midkin back in 2001.

Controlling unwanted cotton in the farming system is an essential part of good integrated pest and disease management.

Managing riparian vegetation for multiple benefits

In August 2014, St George cotton growers took part in their first 'Spring Clean' event, turning the difficult business of disease management into a fun, social day; uniting the community behind the common go

South East Queensland farmer Engelbert Krampl first encountered glyphosate resistant barnyard grass in his cropping system in the summer of 2008-09.

CRDC's Annual Operational Plan for 2015-16 (AOP): the third annual operational plan under the CRDC's Strategic R&D Plan 2013-18.

The End of Season Resistance Monitoring Report, by Sharon Downes, and the Conventional Insecticide Testing Report, by Lisa Bird provide a summary of the outcomes of both programs during this season.