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Grassroots grants: NT Cotton Industry Development - Promoting Biosecurity of the emerging cotton industry to the NT community and engaging growers in MyBMP logo
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Grassroots grants: NT Cotton Industry Development - Promoting Biosecurity of the emerging cotton industry to the NT community and engaging growers in MyBMP

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The objective of this project is to communicate the biosecurity protocols for the cotton industry. In addition, it will focus on building capacity for the emerging cotton industry in northern Australia with the aim of achieving 100% engagement in the updated Northern Cotton MyBMP.

1 Aug 2020 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Northern Territory Farmers Association (NTFA), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade (NTDPIR) [NT]

Grassroots Grant: DIGITALLY ENABLED COTTON FARMS logo
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Grassroots Grant: DIGITALLY ENABLED COTTON FARMS

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment explores the barriers to adoption of digital farming technologies including infrastructure deficiencies.

1 Sep 2020 - 1 Oct 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Macquarie Cotton Growers Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), CottonInfo, Mungindi Cotton Growers Association

Grassroots Grant: Digitally Ready Cotton Farmers logo
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Grassroots Grant: Digitally Ready Cotton Farmers

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This participatory program will work with growers to establish digital ready platforms for the ongoing use of precision agriculture technologies. The investment will target guidance and training to develop data standardisation to generate, store, share and make the most of their digital ag data.

1 Sep 2020 - 31 May 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC), I-Ag P/L,

Grassroots Grant: 2019 Grower Development and Extension Programs and Off Target Spray Drift Mitigation logo
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Grassroots Grant: 2019 Grower Development and Extension Programs and Off Target Spray Drift Mitigation

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This cross-industry outreach program targets the management of off-target spray drift, especially the impact of phenoxy herbicides on cotton production. It will target the cotton industry as well as the other industries including dryland cropping and grazing, rice, grains and horticultural production systems and both the potential drift issues that...

1 Nov 2018 - 30 Sep 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Southern Valleys Cotton Growers Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Irrigation Research and Extension Committee (IREC), SOS Macquaire Valley, Rice Grower Assoc...

Grassroots Grant: Fostering crop RD&E collaboration and leadership in Northern Australia logo
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Grassroots Grant: Fostering crop RD&E collaboration and leadership in Northern Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project will engage with crop producers across northern Australia to determine the most appropriate structure and arrangements for establishing an industry-based leadership and coordination group to prioritise and drive crop research and development in northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory and northern Queensland. Such a group could support the...

14 Nov 2016 - 30 Apr 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Northern Australia Crop Research Alliance Pty Ltd, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Far North Qld Sustainable Cropping Group, NACRA

Grassroots Grant: On farm evaluation of the IoT technologies logo
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Grassroots Grant: On farm evaluation of the IoT technologies

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment supports on-farm demonstration of IoT (internet of things) sensor technology and transmission of sensor output data via low power, long range (LoRaWAN) network primarily in the area of water monitoring and control during the cotton crop growth period. This investment will focus on integrating current technology to enable...

1 Jan 2019 - 15 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Macquarie Cotton Growers Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Cotton Australia, Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), CottonInfo, Goanna Ag

Benchmarking water use efficiency and crop productivity in the Australian Cotton Industry logo
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Benchmarking water use efficiency and crop productivity in the Australian Cotton Industry

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

IrriSAT is a weather-based irrigation water management and benchmarking tool that uses remote sensing to provide site specific crop water use management information across large scales e.g. the entire cotton industry, at relatively low cost. This investment will further develop IrriSAT technology with a focus on: 1. Irrigation scheduling using...

1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Deakin University

Scoping study: accounting for climate variability in Australian cotton production data logo
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Scoping study: accounting for climate variability in Australian cotton production data

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment will explore possible methods to normalise industry production data with respect to climate to better account for flow-on effects of research

3 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), AgEcon

Identifying key issues to maintain and improve Australian cotton fibre quality (including CottonInfo Technical Lead) logo
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Identifying key issues to maintain and improve Australian cotton fibre quality (including CottonInfo Technical Lead)

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Australian cotton is highly sought after by international spinners and attracts a premium because of its excellent fibre characteristics and reputation for low contamination. This investment continues to support premium cotton production through R&D on: 1. the impact of alternative defoliation practices for harvesting with strippers in dry-land cotton production,...

1 Oct 2020 - 30 Jun 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Textile Technical Services, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

CottonInfo Field Demonstration Trial: Investigation of the impact of last irrigations on profit and quality in the MIA region logo
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CottonInfo Field Demonstration Trial: Investigation of the impact of last irrigations on profit and quality in the MIA region

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This project provided further data for growers in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) to make informed decisions on the marginal utility of a last irrigation.

1 Jan 2020 - 30 Aug 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), CottonInfo, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Commonwealth Scienti...