Cotton stainers are recognised as occassional pests of cotton in Australia. Economic damage is unusual because of their incidental control when using broad spectrum insecticides for other pests; inability to survive; temperatures above need for free water to be present.However in mild seasons Bollgard II® crops maybe afavourable environment for cotton stainers and they may need to be managed. Update Includ3es insecticide info.

Rotations are important to plant disease because they affect the survival and reproduction of plant pathogens and the biology and quality of soil. Disease is only one of several factors to consider when choosing a rotation sequence.

Case study on green house emissions from cotton crops and ways of minimising emissions

Nitrogen losses in cotton production,Nitrogen management decisions,Monitoring nitrogen use efficiency, Crop N uptake. Nitrogen fertiliser Recovery (NFR)Crop Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE)

Cotton Bunchytop Identification, Management for 2011 and beyond

A list of misconconceptions and an explainationabout groundwater

Under conditions of reduced water availability, research over a number of years has indicated that optimum area to irrigate is that which allows around 5 to 6 ML per ha for the irrigated crop.

Research has found that there are millions of "workers" contributing towards soil health waiting to be unearthed and acknowledged. Look down not out and measure your ground cover as an indicator of soil health.

An explaination of groundwater modelling in Australia

Biodiversity on cotton Farms -how to maximise and of what use in the production system