Cover of Spotlight Spring 2022
David Lord from AgriFutures growAG, Dr Ian Taylor from CRDC, and Dr Anastasia Volkova from Regrow Ag, pictured at the 2022 Australian Cotton Conference.

Cotton Conference returns! Read the highlights in the latest CRDC Spotlight magazine

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The Spring 2022 edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, features the return of the Australian Cotton Conference after a four year hiatus, with support from foundation sponsor CRDC. 

The 2022 conference was a huge three days with a record crowd and a theme of ‘Here for Good’ with presentations and panel topics structured around the industry’s PLANET. PEOPLE. PADDOCK. Sustainability Framework, underpinned by CRDC’s RD&E. 

The 2022 conference featured some 150 speakers, around half of which were supported by CRDC to attend. CRDC also supported the inclusion of Innovation Alley, showcasing 12 innovations that will deliver (or are already delivering) an impact for growers. 

The 2022 event marked marked two major milestones for cotton industry organisations – Cotton Australia's 50 years of service to the industry, and CottonInfo's 10th anniversary. It was at the 2012 conference that CRDC, Cotton Australia and CSD announced the partnership of what has become an enduring and successful model of R&D extension. In the Spring edition of Spotlight, we bring you some of the many CottonInfo achievements and activities to celebrate.

Those who attended conference will also recognise some of the names and faces that we feature in this edition, as we take a closer look at cotton developments in northern Australia. CRDC supported a contingent of WA, NT and Far North Qld growers and agronomists to attend the conference to be a part of a discussion panel, and their session was one of the most well-attended on the program. As an industry built on sharing information and experience, there was a great deal of interest from attendees to see how crop managers in the north are overcoming conditions not experienced in southern regions.

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