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 Cotton Field to Fabric Training program was initiated in 2005 with the main aim of educating and providing information to the various production sectors in the Australian cotton industry on the needs and requireme

There is considerable interest within the Australian cotton industry to develop Long Staple Upland cotton (nominally referred to as ALS) varieties to obtain the high premiums paid for fine long and strong staple fibre

The John Deere (JD) 7760 harvester has been taken up very quickly by the Australian cotton industry as these machines can harvest cotton virtually non-stop, making them very productive, requiring little labour as it d

Attendance at the International Committee for Cotton Test Methods (ICCTM) Meeting, the 31st International Cotton Conference Bremen and visit to the USDA cotton testing laboratory in New Orleans, USA.