In August 2014, St George cotton growers took part in their first 'Spring Clean' event, turning the difficult business of disease management into a fun, social day; uniting the community behind the common go

Riparian land is usually the most fertile and productive part of the landscape: providing benefits to both agriculture and the natural environment.

Research has shown that well-managed, good condition river red gum ecosystems on cotton farms provide important habitat for threatened and declining woodland birds.

Water is the major factor limiting cotton production in Australia, with 70-90% of the cotton production area usually managed under an irrigated system.

Australian irrigators are under increasing pressure to maintain the viability of their farm businesses in the face of reduced surface and ground-water allocations; increasing competition from alternative users (such a