Financial analysis usIng comparative statistics helps farmers identify relative strengths and

weaknesses. Accompanying budgets and long term business plans wlll then focus on ways to

Screening of native whitefly from host specificity testing list continues with the following results of host testing of Eretmocerus hayati.

The following whitefly species have been tested:

Pesticides provide essential protection in the production of many agricultural commodities.

In recent years water use has become an important issue for the cotton industry mainly due to prevailing drought, competition with other water users and environmental concerns.

This project followed on from the proposal CSP98C ‘Development and field testing of micro-computer cotton management packages’ which aimed to support the development of CottonLOGIC and other computerised decision supp

In season 2001-02, the Central Highlands area

of experienced Australia's

first major outbreak of Silverleaf Whiteny

(Bentsi" tobcci biotype B) in a cotton

An automatic flow analyser was purchased to analyse nitrate, phosphate, chloride and sulfate. The monies for the instrument were a combination of CRDC, Australian Cotton CRC and University of Sydney funding.

The cotton industry in the Gwydir Valley, like most forms of agriculture, is reliant on a range of 'free' ecosystem, services such as clean irrigation water, breakdown of chemicals in soils and water storage

During their visit, the US Scientists interacted and shared experiences and

techniques with Dr David Nehl and Dr Om Jhorar of NSW Agriculture, Dr Stephen

This is the final report for project DAN168C. This project ceased after 1 year of operation.

'Biodiversity' refers to the diversity of genes, species, ecosystems and ecoregions. Like other

sectors in the Australian economy, the cotton industry has a duty of care to ensure its

The original objectives were:, a.

Field cropping systems in southern NSW have traditionally been associated with the production of grain crops.

Fusarium wilt is caused by pathogenic fungi in the genus Fusarium, which infect the roots of susceptible plants and are able to spread throughout the vascular system, stimulating the production of gums and gels that b

The project focussed on understanding more about the egg parasitoid Trichogramma pretiosum.

The aim of this report is to provide a picture of how IPM is working on the ground, by giving an understanding of the thoughts of cotton growers and consultants in relation to IPM.

In July 2000, an Integrating Our Approaches workshop involving trigators from the Emerald

Irrigation Area (EIA) and Dawson Valley, private sector consultants, Industry Development

CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology were invited to be part of the to China during February.

The major challenge to sustainable use of Bt cotton is the risk that the target pests, Helicoverpa spp, may evolve resistance to the engineered toxins.

Additional research work has been undertaken to answer a range of questions raised concerning various aspects of WEEDpak.

Included are: