Irrigation of cotton while substantially increasing yields, presents several new problems to the industry.

In a nutshell the answer to this question is profitability. Area Wide management (AWM) has worked very well on my farm.

In Australia, cotton is generally grown using furrow irrigation on cracking grey clays with slow drainage, and is therefore usually subjected to some degree of waterlogging.

The theme of the conference is "Meeting the Challenge". Amongst the many challenges the cotton industry faces are a host that relate to water.

The current water debate is centred on the water reform initiatives being developed and implemented in each state.