Gross Margin risk analysis: Water Use Efficiency.

Cavitoma is a rare phenomenon which is not experienced often locally, however there have been several incidents reported in Australian cotton growing valleys in 2023.

Download your copy of this new fact sheet to find out more about Cavitoma in cotton, some of the causes and how it can affect your crop.

Gross Margin risk analysis: nitrogen prices and NFUE

While there is little that can be done about the cost of nitrogen, growers can still manage their N input costs by looking at their nitrogen fertiliser use efficiency (NFUE).

This 2-page fact sheet from AgEcon produced for CottonInfo explains best practice in this space and what the current situation means for the cotton gross margin.

The 2023 Australian Cotton Production Manual is a critical reference tool for cotton growers.

The manual is a one-stop-shop for growers, outlining all the various decisions that need to be made on-farm in preparation for, and during, cotton production. The manual provides an understanding of cotton physiology, and discusses important considerations for both productivity and profitability.

Welcome to the winter edition of Spotlight and the start of a new era for CRDC, ahead of the launch of the new Strategic RD&E Plan for 2023-28, Clever Cotton.

Seed cotton that is delivered to the gin contains three main components: fibre, seed, and trash. One of the major tasks of the gin is to separate the fibre from the seed and remove trash. From a grower’s perspective the amount and percentages of each of the three components are very important as they will determine their economic return.

This is commonly referred to as turn out and mostly quoted in percentage, with lint turn out (LTO%), sometimes to as gin turn out (GTO%) the most important, followed by seed and trash percentages.