The concept of the Network Development Officer (NDO) role came about following an Upper Namoi CGA bus trip around 2 1/2 years ago, which identified the need for better research information flow to growers, and the sha

The Central Queensland cotton production system is a highly variable tropical climate which is heavily influenced by tropical storms and weather patterns.

Seed fingers are an important part of the gin stand and are used to control the seed roll load, which in turn sets the turn-out and trash cleaning capacity of the gin stand.

The objective of purchasing a Nikon stereo microscope was to improve the capability of identifying

pathogens of cotton. More than 40 samples for diagnosis have been received at the Ecosciences

In the Australian cotton industry, toxins produced by the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt toxins) are utilized to control lepidopteran pests: Helicoverpa armigera (cotton bollworm) and H. punctigera.

Report from Conference Delegate, Dr Karen Kirby, Cotton Pathologist, NSW DPI. This scientific exchange provided the opportunity for me to travel to the Beltwide Cotton Conference in Orlando, Florida in January 2012.

The aim of the this collaborative project is to improve the long term viability of irrigated

enterprises in Western Australia by increasing their capacity to effectively assess

The irrigation industry is facing substantial change that is likely to affect the quantity and

timing of water supply, as well as the infrastructure involved in water delivery and use.

Based on the data that has emerged from this project, the initial objectives were condensed to the following key issues of interest to the industry:

This project seeks to design, develop and test an integrated measuring tool that can be installed and recovered from the bed of streams and rivers.

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

Term of Reference I: Progress of cotton water research to desired economic, environmental and social outcomes since 2005

Term of Reference 2: Assess strength of cotton water story

The program was full of significant experiences, but the Kimberley was the most significant for me. The Kimberley session laid the foundations for the test of the course.

The Australian cotton industry depends heavily on genetically engineered Bt cotton (currently in the form of Bollgard II®) which provides resistance to the key pests of cotton, larvae of the moths Helicoverpa armigera

The Cotton CRC and CRDC sought to gather quantitative information on cotton growers' usage and adoption of research and key farming practices, with a particular focus on change since 2001, in order to

In the autumn of 2011, CRDC identified that the forecast of a second consecutive La Nina year represented a potential disease risk to the cotton industry that was linked to the over-winter management of weeds, ratoon

Two ambitious objectives were set for this project.

Transgenic (Bt) cotton has provided major benefits for the Australia cotton industry (e.g. control of Helicoverpa and reduced pesticide use), but the possibility of Bt resistance in these insects is a major threat.

The Gwydir Valley Cotton Growers Association (CGA) committee identified the need and the opportunities to extend our information and industry advocacy services to a broader audience of growers and the community.

IrriSAT is a weather based irrigation water management and benchmarking service

that uses satellite imagery to better determine site specific crop coefficients that are