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Cotton

Cotton growers get on the front foot to prevent spray drift

Cotton growers get on the front foot to prevent spray drift

Cotton growers in the Upper Namoi are banding together to come up with an app-based solution designed to minimise the risk of spray drift.

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La Nina good news for cotton

La Nina good news for cotton

After years of dryness, this potential drought-busting event would be hugely welcome for irrigators.

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Katherine residents cautious about cotton

Katherine residents cautious about cotton

Farmers would like the support of Katherine residents for plans to base the Territory's cotton industry in the town.

Business case says Territory's agricultural future can be founded on cotton

Business case says Territory's agricultural future can be founded on cotton

A business case has been made for the location of a cotton gin in Katherine.

Australian cotton water use cut by 48 per cent

Australian cotton water use cut by 48 per cent

Cotton is being produced with significantly less water, land and insecticides than it was three decades ago.

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Brisbane Valley cotton well on target

Brisbane Valley cotton well on target

A trial cotton crop at Toogoolawah in the Brisbane Valley is performing very well.

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The only way is up for cotton

The only way is up for cotton

It was a tough season for cotton producers, but ABARES says the only way is up off the smallest plant since the 1970s.

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Hardy crops take out awards

Hardy crops take out awards

It has been a year where only the toughest of cotton crops survived, which has made the efforts of the FastStart award winners more special.

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CSIRO calls for towns who want to trial underground water bank

CSIRO calls for towns who want to trial underground water bank

The CSIRO is looking for towns and communities who want to trial an underground water bank, where the precious resource can be stored for a not so rainy day.

Merino mob at stake and neighbours rally

Merino mob at stake and neighbours rally

Neighbours gather to fray to help save stock

Chinese cotton merchant's collapse leaves industry spinning

Chinese cotton merchant's collapse leaves industry spinning

Growers and brokers from Central Queensland to the NSW Riverina have been caught out by the collapse of Chinese-owned Weilin Trade