The scientific exchange had the following objectives: *Examine farming systems relevant to tropical Australia, e.g. peanut / cotton on light soils, drip / overhead head irrigation, conservation tillage systems.

More than 2000 cotton industry personnel (including growers, spray operators, consultants

and spray contractors) participated in spray application workshops conducted throughout all

The Leaf Chamber Fluorometer is an exciting new addtion to the physiological instrumentation available to the scientists at ACRI.

The intent of the project was to travel to the 2003 Beltwide cotton conference in Nashville, USA.

Since1988, CRDC has funded a series of projects focussing on the management of problem weeds (nutgrass, polymeria takcall, cowvine, budda pea, lippia and others) and weed management systems for the cotton industry.

Project objectives, The four objectives of this project were; * To characterise the soil types of the lower Lachlan River Valley used for cotton, production.

The commonly used Micronaire value for cotton is related to both fibre fineness and maturity. There is a need for a new measurement technique to separate these.

The VIII International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control and the

VIth International Bacillus thuringiensis Conference were held at Iguassu Falls, Brazil,

August 18-23,2002.

The commonly used Micronaire value for cotton is related to both fibre fineness and maturity. There is a need for a new measurement technique to separate these.

Unispray have developed a new centrifugal energy nozzle, the "Unimiser", for the aerial application of

pesticides. The new nozzle is designed to substantially resulting from the

A series of trials for evaluating new cotton strains and cultivars in Queensland was conducted in collaboration with the CSIRO cotton breeding programs based at Narrabri.

The greenhouse effect is widely considered one of the major threats to Australia agriculture.

Cotton fibre maturity is an extremely important property to spinners and fabric manufacturers because it determines how well fibres will process both from a chemical and a physical perspective.

The 1998-2003 strategic plan of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) set

research goals in three main areas: (i) sustainability, (ii) profitability and competitiveness and (iii)

Bill Gordon Consulting, with assistance from Graham Betts (ASK GB) have collected information on the current level of skill and some details on equipment setups from 110 ground rig operators in cotton from areas Emera

The availability of accurate and continuous weather and climate data is essential for strategic research, operation of decision support systems (eg.

This project was undertaken in response to concerns raised by the NSW goverrrrnent

Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC, formerly EPA) regarding the

Host Plant Resistance of Cotton genotypes. Australian cotton is attacked by a diversity of insect pests.

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

Fov is the causal organism of Fusarium wilt disease in cotton. This disease is of serious concern to the cotton industry in terms of potential yield loss.