Wincott is a network for all women involved both directly and indirectly in the Australian cotton industry, offering an alternative opportunity for them to increase their knowledge and develop their skills.

My presentation 'Winning back markets for Australian cotton is an important topic. I have been buying Australian cotton for over 20 years and supplying it to spinning mills in Japan and other countries also.

Wincott – the Women’s Industry Network Cotton – has achieved all the objectives of this project.

REPORTS FROM RESEARCHERS IN THE FIELD SUGGEST THAT WITHOUT GOOD MANAGEMENT OF PEST AND DISEASE HOSTS OVER AUTUMN AND WINTER, IT COULD ONLY BE GOOD LUCK THAT SAVES THE INDUSTRY FROM CROP FAILURES NEXT SEASON.

This River Guide demonstrates how woolgrowers in the higher rainfall and tablelands zone can use practical, cost effective methods for improved river management, addressing issues such as gully and streambank erosion,

This Guide aims to help woolgrowers and those that work with them, to improve and protect the health of water courses and riparian land on their farms, as well as to minimise the impacts of wool production on water qu

In June this year, I spent three days in a light aircraft traversing what seemed like the length of the country, looking at cotton farms and meeting with the people who are making their living out of these enterprises

A new relationship between the Cotton Industry and Regional Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies has successfully capitalised on the implementation of NRM Best Management Practices within cotton catchments.

Western Flower Thrips (WFT - Frankliniella occidentalis) was first recorded in Australia in the mid 1990’s.

Without doubt the world statistical stock situation would indicate that there is an enormous Imbalance between the supply/ demand situation for cotton, which on the f ace of it will last for some years yet.

HIGHLIGHTS * Participation in a conference with 632 delegates from 47 countries addressing all aspects of cotton production. * Presentation of a paper entitled ..

Cotton-trash and feedlot-manure has been processed by composting worms over three months to produce vermicompost, an organic residue reputed to improve soil conditions for plant growth.

Using information generated from research, the CottASSIST web tools can help cotton growers and consultants refine their management decisions.

Attendance to present an invited paper in the symposium "Evolution of Insecticide Resistance" on genetics of resistance in Helicoverpa at the XXI International Congress of Entomology.

The International Congress of Entomology (ICE) is held every four years in different countries in the world.

The Yaama Ganu Centre is a social enterprise project of the Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES). - Conference Poster 2013

A Pilot Study carried out in a NSW cotton crop in 1993 showed that lint and seed production could be improved by up to 25% by honey bee pollination.

Tocal College has been working closely with the cotton industry since 2006 to deliver skills development and accreditation programs.