The cotton industry in Australia had an early interest in pursuing improved safety and has included

presentations on cotton production health and safety at most annual cotton conferences since 1990

To highlight the importance of maintaining and enhancing riparian and aquatic biodiversity on cotton farms, it is proposed that a field guide entitled Fishes on Cotton Farms be produced for the north-west NSW region.

Keytah is an irrigated cotton and grains farming operation west of Moree in Northern NSW. The

total area of the property is 24 000 hectares of which 10 400 hectares is irrigated cotton, grown in

The Australian Government’s investment in Firestarter’s One Life, One World, Our Future - Education for Sustainability Program in developing this Icon Project has created hundreds of regional and state partnerships be

Cotton production is an important rural industry in Australia. Disease pressure from emerging pathogens such as Thielaviopsis basicola threatens to reduce production.

Due to the ongoing drought throughout the cotton growing regions there has been a decline in both investment dollars and human resources.

During this pilot study 20 water quality test kits were distributed across the industry, including properties growing crops other than cotton.

Water remains a key issue for the cotton industry, with improving water use efficiency a priority. Relatively water research has focussed on the plant and its interaction with the soil and climate.

Participation in the cotton industry to facilitate the adoption of IPM Facilitating the adoption of IPM through providing support to industry has been the key focus of this project.

Soil nutrients, in particular phosphorus (P) and potassium (K), are being depleted in the clay soils supporting the grains and cotton industries of northern NSW and Queensland, especially in the deeper layers of the s

It was demonstrated that varying irrigation deficits, if linked to measures of plant stress, will improve cotton yield and WUE.

Two ambitious objectives were set out for this project.

It has been accepted for many years that there is an interaction between plants

and the microbiological life that exists in soil. This interaction is particularly

Advances in our knowledge of the genes expressed in cotton fibres make biotechnology a viable means to improve fibre characteristics.

The Rural Water Use Efficiency Initiative ran from July1999 to June 2003.

Regional Cotton Extension Officer positions are part of the cotton programme carried out by the Industry Services Business Group - South Region Unit and Plant Science Units of Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheri

The goal of this project was to develop enzymes against one particular chemistry, namely the toxic metabolites of phenylurea herbicides like diuron.

The 14th Australian Cotton conference was held at the Gold Coast , August, 2009. The objective was to run a successful conference whereby program content was beneficial to cotton growers and industry stakeholders.

Following the introduction of transgenic, herbicide tolerant varieties, the Australian

cotton industry has developed glyphosate-centric weed management systems which

The focus of the project has been to provide support for growers and consultants of broadacre crops, as they attempt to implement IPM.