Meet our team:
Program Manager
Warwick Waters
Ph: 0437 937 074
Em: warwick.waters@crdc.com.au
Communications Manager
Ruth Redfern
Ph: 02 6792 4088
Em: ruth.redfern@crdc.com.au
Regional Extension Officers
Regional Extension Officers provide cotton research outcomes and information directly to growers, agronomists, consultants and agribusinesses in each region. Contact your local Regional Extension Officer for the latest research, trials and events in your area.
Namoi and Walgett
Elsie Hudson
Ph: 0456 914 637
Em: elsie.hudson@cottoninfo.net.au
Macquarie and Bourke
Amanda Thomas
Ph: 0417 226 411
Em: amanda.thomas@cottoninfo.net.au
Southern NSW
Kieran O’Keeffe
Ph: 0427 207 406
Em: kieran.okeeffe@cottoninfo.net.au
Gwydir and Mungindi
Janelle Montgomery
Ph: 0428 640 990
Em: janelle.montgomery@cottoninfo.net.au
Border Rivers, St George, Dirranbandi
Andrew McKay
Ph: 0407 992 495
Em: andrew.mckay@cottoninfo.net.au
Darling Downs
Annabel Twine
Ph: 0447 176 007
Em: annabel.twine@cottoninfo.net.au
Central QLD
Sharna Holman
Ph: 0477 394 116
Em: sharna.holman@daf.qld.gov.au
Technical Leads
Technical Leads are specialists in a specific field and provide in-depth analysis, information and research to the industry, for the benefit of all growers. They are also the point of contact to the wider industry research team. Contact the Technical Leads to learn more about water use efficiency, nutrition, soil health and much, much more.
Integrated Pest Management
Paul Grundy
Ph: 0427 929 172
Em: paul.grundy@daf.qld.gov.au
Natural Resources and Catchments
Stacey Vogel
Ph: 0428 266 712
Em: staceyvogel.consulting@gmail.com
Energy and Climate
Jon Welsh
Ph: 0458 215 335
Em: jon@agecon.com.au
Fibre Quality
René van der Sluijs
Ph: 0408 885 211
Em: sluijs@optusnet.com.au
Biosecurity
Sharna Holman
Ph: 0477 394 116
Em: sharna.holman@daf.qld.gov.au
Weed Management
Eric Koetz
Ph: 0413 256 132
Em: eric.koetz@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Irrigation (Technical Support)
Ben Crawley
Ph: 0439 247 605
Em: ben.crawley@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Soil Health
Oliver Knox
Ph: 0490 045 326
Em: oknox@une.edu.au
Nutrition
Jon Baird
Ph: 0429 136 581
Em: jon.baird@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Disease Management
Tim Green
Ph: 0477 497 114
Em: timothy.green@dpi.nsw.gov.au
myBMP team
The myBMP team run the industry’s best management practice program, myBMP. Contact the myBMP team to learn more about - or to participate in - myBMP.
myBMP Manager
Rick Kowitz
Ph: 0427 050 832 or 1800cotton (1800 268 866)
Em: rickk@cotton.org.au
Download the About CottonInfo fact sheet for a handy ready-reference contact list of all the team.
