This funding supported the tour of a number of southern irrigators as part of the Maximising On-Farm Irrigation Profitability project, a sub-project under the Smarter Irrigation for Profit project.

This project supported a teacher and four students to attend the Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast.

Cotton growers in the Dawson Valley currently have no access to localised, correct weather forecasting and status and rely on information relayed from weather stations located at Biloela which is 116 km away.

This project built on the past decade of investment in NRM research by providing a

National NRM technical specialist who lead and assisted the industry develop and

Cotton Mealybugs have moved south from Central Queensland with confirmed sightings on the Darling Downs and in the Macintyre Valley in January & February 2017.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in cotton emphasises conservation of beneficial species (mainly insects and spiders) to suppress pest populations and reduce the need to apply insecticides.

This project will provide the cotton industry with a champion for Rivercare aiming to communicate to cotton growers and the general public, through the establishment of a long-term riparian condition monitoring site o

Agriculture is facing current productivity challenges in terms of managing pests and diseases, which will significantly increase within the next decade.

In furrow irrigated cotton production systems the application of nitrogen fertiliser is required for high yielding crops. If excessive nitrogen fertiliser is added then nitrous oxide is produced.

This project funding supported a review of the research and development investments within its Responsible Landscape Management Theme bringing together a group of CRDC investment researchers, growers and industry.

The Resistance Management Plan (RMP) for Australian Bt cotton aims to minimise the development of resistant Helicoverpa moths.

Climate risk management one of the most important issues facing cotton growers.

The grassroots funding objective for this project was to support growers in identifying pathways to incorporate summer crops as a means of improving farming system efficiencies.

Prior to teh commencement of the 2016/17 cotton season, it was predicted that early season pest numbers would be extreme and widespread due to good winter and spring rainfall in all areas.

Management practices in current Australian cotton farming systems, e.g.

The Cotton Field Awareness Map is an industry initiative which has been designed to highlight the location of cotton fields.

This funding supported a workshop aimed to build industry capacity to respond to a biosecurity incursion. A gap analysis for cotton boll weevils was used.

The purpose of the workshop was to inform growers and advisors of Government energy incentives, extend advances in renewable technology and to promote energy efficient irrigation practices.

This sponsorship funded the travel of one CRDC researcher to attend the 18th Australian Cotton Conference in August 2016.

In the Murrumbidgee, with the rapid uptake of cotton production there has been a trend to continuous production systems, with some farmers doing as many as 5 consecutive cotton crops.