The second edition of the BMP Manual now includes new sections on the storage and handling of pesticides, dryland specific issues and farm hygiene.

This report has been prepared as a cotton management tool for the cotton growers and their consultants in the Darling Downs Cotton Management Group.

Objective of the project To deliver a BMP implementation program that leads to attainment of the industry commitment of having 100% of cotton growers audit ready by June 31st 2001.

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.

Sucking pests of cotton (aphids and mirids) that are expected to become more significant as the use of synthetic chemical sprays is replaced by the deployment of transgenic cotton.