The Green Vegetable Bug, Nezara viridula, has recently become a more significant pest of Australian cotton but it is not a problem every season.

The End of Season Resistance Monitoring Report, by Sharon Downes, and the Conventional Insecticide Testing Report, by Lisa Bird provide a summary of the outcomes of both programs during this season.

The 2017-18 CRDC Researchers' Handbook is a key resource for all researchers working with, or interested in applying for funding from, the CRDC.

This document provides a brief outline of the projects CRDC invested in for 2017-18 (current as of May 2017).

The Cotton Growing Practices 2016 survey was conducted in Spring 2016 by Roth Rural on behalf of CRDC.

When I received a call at 8.30pm one evening I had no idea where this “Cold Call” would lead. It was from a drainage contractor working in Hanwood near Griffith.

This travel sponsorship supported the ACRI visit of Dr Naranjo, who whilst visiting Australia in late November 2016 to attend the annual conference of the Australian Entomological Society.

The project focused on aspects of farm hygiene as it relates to crop protection within cotton farming systems, while also providing regional extension support in Central Queensland.

The 2017 Australian Cotton Production Manual is a critical reference tool for cotton growers: a one-stop-shop of on-farm cotton production information.

The Australian Cotton Comparative Analysis provides the industry benchmark for the economics of cotton growing in Australia.

The winter edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, tackles the ongoing threats posed by diseases and weeds.

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

The 'Tales from Cotton' Tour was designed as a cross-sector shared learning experience between the cotton and dairy industries on water and energy use efficiency.

CRDC and Cotton Australia co-fund membership for the cotton industry in the Primary Industries Education Foundation of Australia (PIEFA).

The purpose of the 2016 Smarter Irrigation Technology Tour (an intensive three day tour to Northern Victoria and Southern NSW) had several objectives.

Two, two hour Human Resource Information Workshops in September, 2016. Expert consultants were engaged to present.

Verticillium dahliae is a highly destructive fungal pathogen that causes an annual global product loss in cotton of 20%.

The advent of round module picking, has created the opportunity to conduct 'large plot' replicated experiments at a field scale.