Magazines

The spring edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, highlights the improved performance of the cotton industry on many levels.

In this issue, hear from Goondiwindi grower Nigel Corish, who reports on the outcomes of his Nuffield Scholarship (supported by CRDC and Cotton Australia) into nitrogen use efficiency and soil health. Read about the growers who achieved record yields, and the practices they employed on-farm to help reach them (plus the researchers working in this field about the potential for further yield increases).

The winter edition of CRDC's new-look magazine, Spotlight, looks at how an integrated approach to farming provides benefits at both a farm and industry level. The articles covering post-harvest crop management, insect, weed, and disease management have a shared message – integration is key to the best control.

The Autumn edition of CRDC's quarterly Spotlight magazine, Spotlight, looks at the delivery of CRDC-funded R&D on farm.

The Summer edition of CRDC's quarterly Spotlight magazine, Spotlight, looks at CRDC's R&D collaboration.

In this edition, read about the industry's Sustainability Report, meet the new CRDC Board, learn about the UNE Cotton Hub project and get up to speed on what CottonInfo, the industry's joint extension project, has in store for 2015. 

The Spring edition of CRDC's quarterly magazine, Spotlight, is an Irrigation Special - focusing on the key water availability and water efficiency decisions for growers at the start of the 2014-15 cotton season. 

The Winter edition of CRDC’s quarterly magazine, Spotlight, focuses on the people within the Australian cotton industry: our number one asset. 

The Autumn edition of CRDC’s quarterly magazine, Spotlight, looks at industry and on-farm issues as the 2013-14 crop reaches its final stage – with a particular focus on pest, weed and disease management.

In this edition, take a walk with Monsanto Cotton Growers of the Year, John and Ros Cameron around their Darling Downs farm; learn about the emergence of mealybugs at St George and the Darling Downs and find out what you can do to stop rogue cotton from being free luxury accommodation for next season’s pests and diseases. 

The Summer edition of CRDC’s quarterly magazine, Spotlight, focuses on a crucial stage of the crop’s development and the industry and on-farm issues that affect it. In this edition, find out what growers told us in the annual Cotton Growing Practices Survey; learn more about managing climate risk and nitrogen loss; and read about the unintended consequences of higher spraying speeds.