The focus of this project included several aims. These included: a) To continue and develop work on residue handling in back to back cotton and rotation crops b) To help in the completion of evolving guidelines for the control of diapausing heliothis pupae in back to back cotton, cotton to fallow and in the direct drilling of rotation crops in standing stubble c) To extend ideas and concepts above into growing areas and leading grower operations to help industry adoption d) To offer and implement suggestions for mechanical improvements and new technological developments across the industry, including manufacturers and developers e) To ensure the guidance systems developed in previous projects are commercialised and fully released to the farming community f) To produce a MACHINE-pak that details existing and new techniques and equipment for the Australian cotton industry.