In 2023, CRDC is supporting the cotton industry awards, via the CRDC Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of the Year Award.
This award recognises and celebrates our rising stars - those aged 35 and under making a positive contribution to Australia's cotton industry.
The recent recipients of this award include Jess Strauch (2022), manager of the Border Rivers region for Queensland Cotton; Emma Ayliffe (2021), co-founder of Summit Ag Agricultural Consulting and the Yacker app; Murray Connor (2019), cotton grower and farm manager with Australian Food and Fibre; and William Back (2018), farm manager and president of Crop Consultants Australia.
Applications are now open for the 2023 award: apply today via Cotton Australia's website.
The Australian Cotton Integrated Sustainability Report 2025 outlines industry's sustainability impacts and progress for the to 30 June 2025.
This is the latest report in a series of sustainability reports delivered by the cotton industry, showcasing progress from one year, and trends of five-years or longer wherever possible.
A data pack containing data sources, explanations of methodologies, pathways for improvement and more for each topic is available on the cotton industry's sustainability website.
