The International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) young farmers’ congress and

NFF study tour was an initiative of the National Farmers Federation supported by agricultural

Central Queensland (CQ) has had a long history of cotton production, with a modern industry spanning over 30 years. The hot tropical climate of CQ presents both constraints and opportunities for cotton production.

Meeting of the task force on CSITC, Sunday 21st Oct.

Meeting opened with Axel Dreiling presentation on results from CSITC trials 2/2007 and 3/2007. The following observations were made:

Mortality of Helicoverpa in Bollgard II® cotton fields and implications for Bt resistance management Final report To prolong the utility of Bollgard II® against H.

The Field to Fibre course, which is a formal three 3 day course, is presented in Geelong at

CSME. It gives participants an opportunity to interact with leading researchers

Thielaviopsis basicola, a phytopathogenic filamentous fungus, is the causative agent of black root rot in a variety of host plants, including the economically important crop, cotton.

This project derived from a previous Australian Cotton CRC project, &quote;Plant-based attractants for Helicoverpa moths and sucking pests of cotton&quote; (Project 2.2.9).

Travel funding was provided to 11 Future Cotton Leader recipients to enable them to travle to various industry related meetings.

There is consensus both locally and internationally that the measurement of cotton fibre properties by the traditional method o subjective classing should be replaced with the measurements by the relevant instruments

Cotton aphid and two-spotted mite have the potential to cause dramatic reductions in the yield and fibre quality of cotton. Management of these pests is strongly dependent on insecticides and acaricides.

Deep drainage (DD) - water that passes beyond the root zone - can be an important

contributor in terms of recharging ground water as well as leaching salts from the root

Contamination, even if it is a single foreign fibre, can lead to the downgrading of yarn, fabric or garments to second quality or even the total rejection of an entire consignment and is thus a very important fibre pa

Project aimed to :Identify new scouting and information collecting tools and decision support systems for the Australian cotton industry that utilise wireless internet technologies and advanced handheld device.Develop

The Water Allocation Decision Support System (WAdss) was developed to allow the social,

economic and environmental trade-offs of water allocation, access and pricing decisions to be

Black root rot is a recognised threat to the cotton industry, yet current management strategies are insufficient for disease control.

A project investigating the molecular and histological effects of silicon application on cotton infected with Fov was inspired by promising preliminary results obtained by Dr Linda Smith (QPl&F) in glasshouse and

Purpose of travel was to attend the bi-annual Australian Cotton Shippers Association Conference to increase understanding of the current marketing and supply chain issues facing the Australian cotton industry so I can

Producers, agribusiness advisors, researchers and natural resource managers in the drought-stricken dryland grains and mixed farming regions of Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia are working together to r

A national study commissioned by the National Land & Water Resources Audit will inform the design of future NRM programs and provide an important baseline for evaluating their impact.

Grasslands are perhaps often overlooked as providing benefits, but this unassuming orkforce' has many surprises to offer.