In the Namoi valley a pilot project has trialled exciting new ways to engage growers and their families in managing natural vegetation on their farms under best practise.

Dryland Cotton * Around the Traps *Trials - irrigation efficiency * CQ Update

We know energy's one of your fastest growing on-farm costs... but did you know there are ways to reduce both your energy use and the impact on your bottom line

WEEDpak synthesizes the results of extensive research on IWM in Australian cotton farming systems from research .

The aim of the 2015 cotton irrigation technology tour is to bring irrigation researchers onto cotton farms across three cotton growing valleys to demonstrate new irrigation technology.

Latest weather and climate news: Australian rainfall totals (for the week ending 16 Feb 2015); Summary of climate indicators;Rainfall and temperature guidance summary; Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO); Cyclone watch

Spider mites are small arthropods that feed on the underside of cotton leaves using their piercing mouthparts to suck out the contents of leaf cells.

Each year, Crop Consultants Australia - with support from CRDC - conduct a qualitative survey of cotton consultants regarding their practices and attitudes, as well as those of their cotton grower clients.

Dryland Cotton. *Around the Traps. *The Big Day Out- Energy Efficiency *CQ Update *Welshy's

Verticillium wilt of cotton is caused by Verticillium dahliae, a soil borne fungus that enters the roots and grows into the vascular system of the plant.

In this Spotlight we report on research in the Central QLD growing region of Emerald investigating the viability of changing planting dates to accommodate the weather

Wallangra Eastern Dryland Trial , Irrigation Field Day , Bollgard III Crop Walk, Big Days Out in St George and Gunnedah, Dryland Crop Wal, Dr Oliver Knox (UNE) has been investigating different methods for recovering n

Cotton Tarps for Vanuatu, MyBMP Support, National Cotton Industry Awards, Young Farming Champion, Employment of Casual Staff, CottonInfo websit, Nitrogen trial, Boss Strip Till Machine Field day, Young Ag.

The Measuring Sustainability in Cotton Farming Systems: Towards a Guidance Framework provides an overview of critical sustainability issues for cotton growing and recommends a set of indicators to assess and measure p

Dryland Cotton * Premature Senescence or Verticillium? * Groundwater aquifers in the Missisippi * Crop Competition *N trial

This project is investigating water bird communities on cotton storages in the Gwydir and Namoi Valleys.

This research studies the rate of recovery of a depleted aquifer under variable climatic conditions.

An Investigation on where, when and how riparian vegetation regeneration occurs across the northern Murray-Darling Basin.

Research has shown that well-managed, good condition river red gum ecosystems on cotton farms provide important habitat for threatened and declining woodland birds.

A newly identified defoliating strain of Verticillium wilt has been detected in Queensland and NSW. In this special CottonInfo ealert, we bring you the key things you need to know and do about this strain.