WATERSCHED has been developed by research and extension agronomists from the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and uses a water balance approach to schedule irrigations.

The past season has been 11 abnormal 11 - how do we define a 11 normal" one? - but abnormal in the sense that significant shifts in trading patterns have occurred.

ARRIP is a national database of rural research in progress.

This article presents some of the results of the weed survey, which was conducted in 1989, covering 67 600 ha, representing 48% of the NSW cotton area, and involving 52 growers.

As most cotton is exported the cotton industry has a high exposure to exchange rate fluctuations.

Numerous alternative control techniques have been available In various forms for many years. Unfortunately none of these alternatives have been regarded as practically or economically viable.

Regulations over the use of pesticides in cotton production have been in existence ever since that industry emerged in Australia.

In New South Wales the relationship between the cotton industry and waterways is a feature of the industry.

Many cotton growers are asking Why can't Australian cotton mills spin more cotton?" Many hundreds of thousands of bales of cotton are imported into Australia as finished yarns and fabrics - why can't th

The use of aircraft in agriculture in recent years has provoked much attention.

Selection of the area of irrigated cotton to plant is a perennial problem.

I am delighted to have been asked to speak on this vital topic.

Very few economists are employed in Australian cotton research.

Today's rising environmental consciousness is having a real influence on consumers' decision-making about their product purchases.

The wild ancestors of cotton are found in the arid regions of the world.

The affects of hail on the growing cotton crop will be well known to virtually all growers, as will the method of assessment which Is used in conjunction with the Australian Cotton Industry's Hail Insurance Schem

Rainfed cotton has been grown in Central Queensland since the 1920's but the total area has fluctuated in response to variable seasonal conditions as well as changing prices and market trends for cropping options

The Australian Cotton Foundation (ACF) was established in 1973 to promote cotton and the Australian industry. It was also seen as the appropriate body for internal education and industry representation.

In dealing with nitrogen and Pix, points to put the issues in context are that nitrogen is the most important because it can increase yield by much more than a growth regulator such as Pix can.