Cotton Industry launches Awards season with call for nominees
It’s time to recognise hard work as budding Cotton enterprises are lining up to nominate for five categories in the 2024 round of industry awards Cotton growers are being urged to nominate themselves or someone they know for the 2024 Australian Cotton Industry Awards as part of celebrating excellence in the way local farmers grow […]
Cotton growers are sitting on an untapped goldmine and ready for expansion
With increased demand for cotton in southern hemisphere markets local growers are set to capitalise on increased prices There are some positive signs for the 2024 Australian cotton crop with global demand increasing while major competitors are facing crop shortfalls due to seasonal conditions, creating a market gap local growers are ready to fill. On […]
Cotton Growers of the Year recipients give big rap to Agronomist
Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year award winners credits agronomist and myBMP as factors in their success The 2023 Bayer Cotton Growers of the Year Johannes and Scarlett Roellgen from the Darling Downs say their agronomist, information sharing among farmers, and Cotton Australia’s myBMP program are important factors in their success. And with cotton lint […]
Cotton growers get dream finish as season peaks just short of a record result
Exceptional quality reported as cotton picking nears completion for season 2022-23 With around 85% of the local cotton crop picked, growers and cotton gin operators are reporting better than expected yields and, in some cases exceptional quality despite the challenges thrown up this year. Indications are that the 2022-23 picking may be close to last […]
John Deere 1725C stack-fold planter for cotton
Cotton farmers get access to electric drive seed transmission and more data to drive planting decisions and ultimately improve crop performance levels John Deere has unveiled a line-up of four 1725C non-central commodity system planters for cotton growers seeking greater agronomic data collection to drive planting decisions toward improved yields. The 1725C is available in […]
CSIRO upgraded research facilities will give Aussie cotton a boost
The $25 million upgrade to CSIRO’s cotton research facilities is expected to increase the value of cotton cropping across all states CSIRO shows it has plenty of faith in the local Cotton industry as the research organisation unveiled a $25 million upgrade to its Myall Vale site in NSW with new facilities to support cutting-edge […]
Cotton harvest still expected above 5 million bales for 2022-23 season despite constant rain
It is expected cotton harvest exports will be worth at least $7 billion from locally grown crops from seasons 2021-22 and 2022–23 somewhat combined Cotton export value is expected to increase by 220% to $7.0 billion in 2022–23 but that figure needs to be clarified as delays in harvesting a record cotton crop in season […]
Cotton Conference 2022 geared up for a Gold Coast spectacular
Around 100 exhibitors will provide critical information and a networking opportunity during the Cotton conference to be held from 16 to 18 August The Australian Cotton Conference will be held from 16 to 18 August 2022 on the Gold Coast at the Gold Coast Convention Centre After a few years of COVID-19 disruptions one of […]
Crop spray drift hazard warning system to provide 24 hour forcast
Interests in the grain and cotton industries have paid $5.5 million to develop a system to help minimise spray drift The system is expected to be developed through a five-year partnership with agtech company, Goanna Ag and the the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC). Goanna Ag will […]
Water allocations may leave NT river high and dry according to a study
Tree ring analysis suggests strong flows in NT’s Daly River can’t go on forever and water allocation could lead to environmental and cultural damage. Plans to allocate water from the Northern Territory’s Daly River to cotton plantations could be based on overly optimistic expectations about streamflow, a new study of tree rings in the area […]