Cotton

Pickers power through high-quality cotton crop

Picking of Australia’s cotton crop seen at roughly 4.4M bales is progressing at pace, with yields mixed and lint quality high…Read More

Emma Alsop, April 27, 2026

New cotton course brings industry together to build skills

The first CRDC Cotton Course was held last month to build knowledge and recognised credentials for participants, with the second scheduled for July. ..Read More

Grain Central, April 2, 2026

NymphCheck app gauges viability of cotton pest

The NymphCheck app used in conjunction with a clip-on mobile phone lens attachment sheds light on the status of silverleaf whitefly, a pest in Australian cotton crops…Read More

Grain Central, March 25, 2026

CRDC, Qld DPI partnership creates Future Cotton

Qld’s cotton industry is set for a lift through a new four-year CRDC and QDPI partnership…Read More

Grain Central, November 14, 2025

Above-average cotton crop expected as planting advances

Planting of Australia’s cotton crop is well underway in Qld and NSW, with hopes for a crop of 4M bales, despite reduced area in southern NSW…Read More

Grain Central, October 7, 2025

Cotton processors need to innovate into 2040: Suttor

ACGA president Ben Suttor said a look to 2040 pointed to the possibility of longer wait times and less gins as Australia’s cotton-ginning sector looks to keep itself competitive. ..Read More

Emma Alsop, March 31, 2025

Industry gathers for Aus Cotton Shippers Post Farm-Gate Forum

More than 100 industry representatives gathered in Toowoomba last week for the Australian Cotton Shippers Association’s inaugural Post Farm-Gate Forum…Read More

Emma Alsop, March 24, 2025

Picking of cotton crop seen at 4.8M+ bales starts in CQ

COTTON picking is under way in Central Queensland, with growers in the region recording average results despite the slow start to the season and late rain. Theodore myBMP certified grower..Read More

Grain Central, February 25, 2025

Spray drift near Narromine threatens major damage

A grower in NSW’s Narromine district has potentially lost more than $500,000 in cotton yield following recent incidents of off-target spray drift…Read More

Grain Central, January 20, 2025

Signs of drift damage spark concerns for cotton growers

NSW cotton growers have reported the first signs of off-target spray-drift damage as winter croppers look to control exploding weed populations in fallow. ..Read More

Grain Central, November 29, 2024

QUT project to reduce cotton industry’s GHG emissions

QUT will lead a project aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cotton production after receiving funding from the Federal Government and the CRDC…Read More

Grain Central, November 25, 2024

Cotton planting starts with above-average crop expected

Planting of what is expected to be a 400,000ha national crop has started in NSW and Qld, where soil-moisture and stored water levels are buoying hopes for an above-average crop. ..Read More

Grain Central, October 1, 2024

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