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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...

National biosecurity and disease extension and coordination and CQ regional extension logo
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National biosecurity and disease extension and coordination and CQ regional extension

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment supports delivery of extension and adoption priorities for cotton production in central Queensland (CQ) as part of the broader CottonInfo extension campaigns each season. The investment will also focus on: 1. Collection of benchmarking data for crops planted between August and December for analysis and validation as a...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

Communicating Cotton Best Production Practices with Video logo
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Communicating Cotton Best Production Practices with Video

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment provides continuing support to the CottonInfo YouTube channel (youtube.com/CottonInfoAust). The channel is a popular extension tool with over 4,000 subscribers and more than one million views and is an important conduit of research and development, best practice and practice change information forming a critical resource for CottonInfo communications.

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Queensland (DAFQ)

New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) CottonInfo Technical Lead – Nutrition (includes myBMP module lead) logo
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New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) CottonInfo Technical Lead – Nutrition (includes myBMP module lead)

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The principal outcome of the CottonInfo program is to provide an efficient and effective pathway for the delivery of the results of research and development and innovation more broadly to industry. The CottonInfo program is designed to deliver the information needs of growers where commercial provision of information is not...

1 Jan 2019 - 30 Jun 2021

New South Wales, Australia

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

CottonInfo Field Demonstration Trial: Soil health workshops - Upper Lachlan and Upper Namoi logo
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CottonInfo Field Demonstration Trial: Soil health workshops - Upper Lachlan and Upper Namoi

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The principal outcome of the CottonInfo program is to provide an efficient and effective pathway for the delivery of the results of research and development and innovation more broadly to industry. The CottonInfo program is designed to deliver the information needs of growers where commercial provision of information is not...

20 Feb 2020 - 31 May 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

CottonInfo Field Demonstration Trial: Autumn cover crop trial logo
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CottonInfo Field Demonstration Trial: Autumn cover crop trial

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The principal outcome of the CottonInfo program is to provide an efficient and effective pathway for the delivery of the results of research and development and innovation more broadly to industry. The CottonInfo program is designed to deliver the information needs of growers where commercial provision of information is not...

1 Mar 2020 - 30 Jun 2020

New South Wales, Australia

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

Assessing black root rot treatments in the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee valleys logo
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Assessing black root rot treatments in the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee valleys

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment explores the effectiveness of a number of treatments to reduce the impact of Black root rot on cotton production.

1 Nov 2018 - 31 Aug 2019

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), Agronomic Business S...