The reason for travel is to attend the 2014 Beltwide Cotton Conference to be held from the 6 – 8 January at the Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, LA, USA.

The Australian Cotton Industry is now in the midst of dealing with both glyphosate resistant and tolerant weeds in the cotton system.

The Australian Future Cotton Leaders program framework was managed by Cotton Australia.

The purpose of this travel to the USA was to visit the US Department of Agriculture Arid-land Research Center during 16 May – 31 May 2014. Supervised by Dr.

Nitrogen use workshops form part of the Cotton Research and Development Corporations Extension and Outreach project; “Carbon Farming in the Australian Cotton Industry”.

This project seeks to create a forum which brings together all levels of the cotton industry in the Macquarie Valley and from across all geographical areas of the valley, giving a platform for an exchange of informati

Fusarium wilt training for NSW DPI pathologists has valuable industry wide outcomes.

Research being conducted as part of project DAQ1401 – “Strengthening the Central Highlands Cotton Production System” has identified an opportunity for reducing peak summer climatic risks associated with either heatwav

Commercial biopesticides based on entomopathogenic fungi are expected to be registered for use as microbial biological control of aphids in Australia in the near future.

In Early July 2013, CRDC released their 2013-2018 Strategic R&D Plan.

Within the national framework for biosecurity, all commonwealth and state governments and plant industries who are signatories to the Emergency Plant Pest Response Deed (EPPRD), formally commit to preparations that in

Three Mental and Physical Health Empowerment Days were held. Dirranbandi was held on the 9th of May 2014, St George on the 30th of May 2014 and Mungindi was held on the 13th of June 2014.

If Australia is to maintain its reputation as a consistent supplier of high quality cotton it will need to ensure that the entire cotton pipeline from growing to ginning conforms to industry Best Management Practices

The Dawson Valley Cotton Growers Association is committed to increasing positive awareness of the cotton industry within our District’s schools.

The resilience of a stacked Bt technology is determined by the efficacy of each individual toxin in controlling insects.

The Australian cotton industry has invested heavily in developing strategies to bolster its competitive position, particularly in terms of quality and best practice in on-farm management as reflected in myBMP.

The three-gene product Bollgard 3 is expected to be available commercially in 2015.

The Menindee and Lower Darling CGA in conjunction with Tandou Ltd sought to develop linkages with local high schools, community and industry, with the following intentions:

The overall aim of the project was to evaluate selected irrigated cropping systems and management practices in terms of carbon sequestration, water storage and WUE, soil quality and profitability.

The Australian cotton industry is internationally recognised as innovative, dynamic and hugely successful.