Finney’s legacy of vision and support for a transformed cotton industry

Neil Lyon, 16 November 2018

CRDC executive director, Bruce Finney, who steps down from the position in January, 2019, has played his part in transforming the cotton industry into one of the most switched on, dynamic sectors of Australian agriculture.

Feedgrain focus: Strong up-country bids point to east’s shortfall

16 November 2018

Traders are bidding up big at South Australian sites on the national rail network to secure grain for end-users in inland New South Wales, where the drought-reduced harvest is tearing south at a rapid rate.

Sound strategies fight the onset of insect resistance to Bt cotton

15 November 2018

While there is widespread resistance by the cotton bollworm pest to the Bt toxins that have been bred into current cotton varieties in some regions of the world, Australia’s world-leading strategies for managing Bt cotton have prevented the spread of resistance in Australian crops.

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Finney’s legacy of vision and support for a transformed cotton industry

Feedgrain focus: Strong up-country bids point to east’s shortfall

Sound strategies fight the onset of insect resistance to Bt cotton

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