The 2022 Australian Cotton Production Manual is a critical reference tool for cotton growers.
The Australian Cotton Production Manual is published by CRDC and CottonInfo and is updated each year to incorporate the latest research and consistent improvements in industry best practice.
Published: June 2022.
As traditional line-shaft pumps reach the end of their life, what are the options for irrigators? While line-shaft pumps may be more efficient per unit of energy, there are advantages of changing to submersible pumps. This report, from AgEcon for CRDC and CottonInfo, reviews the repair and replacement options as well as important considerations for monitoring and maintaining pump performance to ensure least-cost per megalitre extraction.
A suite of Australian cotton industry gross margin budgets are available for the 2025-26 season. The budgets are updated biennially and are provided for both those within and outside of the industry to gain an understanding of the operations, production costs and margins for the cotton industry.
This guide, produced by the CottonInfo team, summaries key information for cotton growers regarding cotton pricing and quality classifications. It is specificially designed to be a handy reference guide for growers, particularly those new to the Australian cotton industry.
This study examines energy policy initiatives such as the Emissions Reduction Fund and Renewable Energy Target and how incentives can be applied to irrigated cotton production. Advances in solar technology, grid connections and feed in tariffs provide an insight into the future of renewable technology and energy use in cotton production. This report provides the background context for ongoing feasibility studies of hybrid renewable installations on irrigation farms.
Energy is one of the fastest growing on-farm costs (electricity costs alone have increased by around 350 percent since 2000). To help growers cut costs and improve their on-farm energy efficiency, CRDC, NCEA and CottonInfo (with support from the Department of Industry and Science) have been delivering the Improving energy efficiency on irrigated cotton farms project over the past two years, including delivering on-farm energy-audits to growers.
The Review of Centre Pivot and Lateral Move irrigation installations in the Australian Cotton Industry report is a NSW DPI publication, funded by CRDC, that analyses 173 centre pivot and lateral move irrigation systems irrigating an area of 13,969 hectares.
It looks at the results from a survey conducted in 2001 and repeated in 2011-12, combining the two resulting data sets to provide an examination of changes in design, operation and management of centre pivot and lateral move systems over the decade.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) involves using all means of managing pest populations with the aim of reducing insecticide use while maintaining profitability, yield and fibre quality.
These IPM Guidelines have been designed to assist growers implement IPM strategies to suit their individual farming system, in response to requests from growers and consultants for information to work with when implementing an IPM program.
Published: 2005.
Managing Riparian Lands is a resource for people in the cotton industry to assist them in improving riparian land management on cotton farms.
Published: 2003.
The Farm Biosecurity Manual for the Cotton Industry outlines the recommended on farm biosecurity practices that aim to reduce the risk of pests. The Manual was published by Plant Health Australia, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, the Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Cotton Australia and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation.
Published: 2012.