Cotton is a relatively new irrigated crop in Southern NSW and has proven to be financially profitable.

Cotton has been grown very successfully in southern NSW as demonstrated by the very high yields achieved in recent seasons., Any industry expansion will be slow as it is obviously affected by water availability in com

We are now in uncharted waters as to our best way forward; are we just experiencing a dry cycle or is this, the permanent weather pattern for the foreseeable future - "Climate Change"; nobody really knows.

While the southern valleys of NSW present a great opportunity for expansion of the cotton industry, they also present unique challenges from a plant disease perspective.