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Megan Woodward chats with CottonInfo Technical Lead and climate specialist Jon Welsh about why eastern cotton regions are starting dry, how El Niño events really behave behind the headlines, and what growers can do now to manage risk using history, not hysteria.

In early March 2026, Extension Agronomist Eddie McGriff from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System and Dr Scott Graham, Extension Entomologist at Alabama's Auburn University, travelled to Australia to tour key cropping systems - with Australian cotton high on their list.

Many cotton growers are picking, or about to start picking, with the focus firmly on getting the crop off, moving cotton to the gin, and keeping harvest on track.

The CottonInfo Disease Quarterly eNewsletter delivers the latest cotton disease research, seasonal updates and practical management insights to help growers and consultants stay informed and make better on-farm decisions.

In this edition: CottonInfo appoints first REO for Northern Australia!

In this episode, Megan is joined by CottonInfo Technical Lead Sharna Holman, and state disease pathologists Dr Dinesh Kafle (QLD) and Dr Chi Nguyen (NSW) - who are both part of the Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration - to unpack what the 2025–26 cotton disease season has really been telling us across NSW and Queensland.

It's official - CottonInfo has a Regional Extension Officer in northern Australia! In this episode, we sit down with Nicole Bell, CottonInfo’s first-ever REO for the region, based in Kununurra.

In this edition: 'Alternate N sources & urea management' webinar on TODAY, new soil health and crop nutrition video + new fatigue management podcast.