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.

Currently our district relies on weather data from St.

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.

The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the most successful selective herbicides used in agriculture to control broadleaf weeds.

This course has given me skills to continue in my role as workforce co-ordinator for Cotton Australia.

This project aims to evaluate the reliance of riparian vegetation on groundwater in the Lower Balonne region.

Two workshops were organised by The Cotton Info Team to address a number of grower requests for human resource information and managing staff.

The Peter Cullen Trust Science to Policy Leadership Program is an annual

program which is designed to specifically equip participants with the skills to bring

CRDC 2013-2018 Strategic R&D Plan under its Responsible Landscape Management theme, outlines the industries desire to lead in managing natural resources and be recognized for its leadership in environmental perfor

The GrassRoots Program allows cotton valley regions to investigate community grower projects.

The cotton industry is rapidly expanding in southern NSW.

The Carbon Farming Futures program was about ensuring that advances in land management technologies and techniques for emissions reduction and adaptation will lead to enhanced productivity and sustainable land use und

In the last few years Australia's renewable energy sector has gone from niche to mainstream, resulting in cost reduction and a reduced need for government.

This project funded a series of workshops in January 2017, four soil nitrate and cotton nutrition workshops were conducted by CottonInfo in conjunction with Dr Chris Dowling of Back Paddock.

The project objective was to build on an earlier project and fill some gaps in the Walgett area which do not have adequate weather information which growers can utilise to make management decisions and to help in redu

Twice annually, the full CottonInfo team contingent meet to plan activities and receive professional development. The Cotton Info team meeting has three key objectives: