This paper is aimed at presenting some aspects of this debate and seeks to answer the following questions: *Are the dryland industrys needs being met by the spin-offs from the current breeding program?

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

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

The Bureau of Rural Resources has estimated the area in central Queensland potentially suitable for raingrown cotton production at 60-80,000 ha.

The last year has seen a growing public concern over the use of chemical pesticides for the control of insect pests in cotton at a time when the Cotton Industry itself is still facing the real risk that these chemical