The Winter 2022 edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, showcases some major developments in cotton R&D, highlighting the incredibly innovative nature of our cotton growers, researchers and partners: built on a culture of strong support for RD&E.
A new John Deere round bale cotton picker costs about $1.3m+, making it one of the most expensive agricultural machines available in Australia and a major capital expenditure decision for any farm business.
What is biodiversity and what do we think about it?
The term ‘biodiversity’ is in danger of becoming a buzzword and its meaning in relation to cotton farms varies from grower to grower, according to a new industry study.
All growers, farm managers and agronomists are invited to attend a soil health information session and practical demonstration.
Northern Australia cotton growers (NT, Nth Qld, WA) are encouraged to monitor and report any unusual symptoms in their crops, following the recent confirmation of grey mildew disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Ramulariopsis sp.
If you see anything unusual on your farm, call the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline: 1800 084 881.
Palmer Ameranth has a reputation of being a superweed. In this episode, Eric Koetz from CottonInfo talks with Stanley Culpepper from the University of Georgia about the experience in the United States in dealing with herbicide resistance in this weed, the lessons learnt, and how cotton farmers in Georgia are taking an integrated weed management approach.
In the second part of our series on reducing contamination at picking, in this episode we talk with the CottonInfo Technical Lead for Fibre Quality, Rene van der Sluijs on the topics of natural contamination, seed coat fragments, and sticky cotton.
This workshop is for growers and conultants. We will look at a range of steps you can take to manage and slow the spread of Verticillium wilt.
Topics covered will include:
• Steps to manage the spread of disease on farm - Amanda Thomas, CottonInfo
• Local results from Bio stimulants in a high inoculum Verticillium from 20/21 season - Craig McDonald, CSD
• Results from pot and field trials on silica - Linda Smith, DAF Qld
• What is the latest research and how does fit into your management practices - Bob Ford, CSD
Join Pete Johnson, Left Field Solutions, and Jon Hurford, ProClass, for an informative session on the process of selling your cotton.
Thursday 31 March, 2022
11am - 12pm
Royal Hotel, Moree
For further information and to RSVP, contact Janelle Montgomery 0428 640 990 janelle.montgomery@cottoninfo.net.au
This is the first of a two-part podcast looking at the issue of contamination at picking. In this episode, we talk with the CottonInfo Technical Lead for fibre quality, Rene van der Sluijs, and St George grower Scott Brimblecombe.