Latest weather and climate news: Australian rainfall totals (for the week ending 16 Feb 2015); Summary of climate indicators;Rainfall and temperature guidance summary; Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO); Cyclone watch

The aim of the 2015 cotton irrigation technology tour is to bring irrigation researchers onto cotton farms across three cotton growing valleys to demonstrate new irrigation technology.

WEEDpak synthesizes the results of extensive research on IWM in Australian cotton farming systems from research .

We know energy's one of your fastest growing on-farm costs... but did you know there are ways to reduce both your energy use and the impact on your bottom line

Dryland Cotton * Around the Traps *Trials - irrigation efficiency * CQ Update

In the Australian cotton industry nutrition is a significant cost with 75% of irrigated cotton respondents to the 2012-13 grower practice survey spending between $300 and $600 per hectare on nutritional inputs for the

In the Namoi valley a pilot project has trialled exciting new ways to engage growers and their families in managing natural vegetation on their farms under best practise.

A pump efficiency trial at Goondiwindi has highlighted the importance of testing individual pumping set-ups to identify the optimum operating point to achieve maximum efficiency.

Reducing pumping costs by $10 an hour with a dieselgas mix has put money in the pocket and a smile on the face of irrigated cotton farmer Warwick Wannan.

Latest weather and climate news:Observed rainfall analysis (week ending 18 Jan 2015):Summary of climate indicators: Rainfall and temperature guidance summary:Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO):Australian Sea Surface Temp

The Herbicide Resistance Management Strategy (HRMS) is designed as a tool for weed management in irrigated and dryland farming systems incorporating herbicide tolerant (HT) cotton, to delay glyphosate resistance.

Cloudy weather impacts, What's coming up, What to watch out for , How to sample whitefly , Abamectin resistance in Two Spotted Mite Increasing.

Correct species ID and the SLW threshold matrix

Latest weather and climate news Observed rainfall analysis (Dec 2014): Summary of climate indicators: Rainfall and temperature guidance summary: Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO): Australian Sea Surface Temperatures: Ta

Introducing Cotton info Youtube channel with featured video on crop growth stages

As the uptake of the Round Bale (RB) picking system has been widespread and rapid it is not a matter of whether or not the industry should adopt this technology rather a process of determining its impacts evaluating i

Rising energy costs are no surprise to farmers.

An energy assessment establishes energy saving opportunities. Measuring (or estimating) energy use enables comparison with industry benchmarks and, in turn, identifies high energy use areas.

Section J of WeedPak -Herbicide damage on cotton, Symptoms guide and production outcomes from known levels of exposure to herbicides.