The principal sources of greenhouse gas emissions on mixed cotton farming enterprises include CO2 from decomposition of crop residues added to soils and native soil organic matter, and the combustion of fuels.

This report presents the outcomes of a collaborative research project facilitated by the Australian Conservation Foundation and partners to test the applicability of the concept of a 'conservation economy' i

A description of the Sustainability Dashboard software application that can be used by farmers to generate a visual report of key indicators of the condition of their land and associated business.

Techniques for mass rearing egg parasites on eggs of the factitious host Sitotroga cerealella (Angoumois Grain Moth - AGM) were further developed and refined.

Good average irrigated yields have been achieved on the Darling Downs by most growers this season while dryland crops on average did not fare so well due to the unseasonal hot dry conditions.

The following is a synthesis of insights attained through Grain & Graze research investments. In most cases the insights arise from analyses across several projects.

The aim of the Heliothis identification project is to develop a simple kit that can be used by field workers to distinguish quickly and reliably between individual eggs and small larvae of Heliothis armigera and H.

This research project is a documentation of a historical geography of the adaptations to changes over time, amongst cotton communities across Australia.

The potential for extensive adult movements is one of the key factors contributing to the success of Heliothis spp. as pests (Farrow & Daly 1987, Fitt 1989).

Final Report for Cotton Catchment Communities Project 1.02.06 Honours Thesis A Method For The Simple And Rapid Determination Of Deep Drainage And Its Requirement

conservation, sustainable use and management of Australia's land, water, vegetation and biological resources. The framework identifies three requirements for monitoring natural resource condition: 1.

Australia's primary industries have developed a national research strategy to address climate change and emissions management and trading.

Invasive species and in particular weeds are considered one of the major threats to the sustainable management of natural resources.

The Agricultural Engineering Research Unit, based at Trangie ARC, undertook a research program to ensure an even and adequate (but not excessive) supply of NH3 to the crop in conditions which allow full utilisation by

Australian cotton is now dominated by transgenic (Bt) varieties, which provides a strong platform for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of key pests such as Helicoverpa spp.

The Australian cotton industry now has a new version of the SOILpak manual.

The aim of the project is twofold: to draw up a nitrogen budget for cotton under various conditions that are known to affect the crop's response to nitrogen; and to continue to develop the SJRATAC fruit model, in

Management of moisture in cotton during ginning is important in determining fibre quality and the energy cost to the ginner.

With an increase in world population and recent global climate changes causing increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather patterns, the reliance on groundwater is and will continue to be increasing.

Cotton gin trash (CGT) collected from Australian cotton gins was evaluated for bioethanol production.