Following last week's announcement about our new Executive Director Allan Williams, our congratulations also to CRDC's new Deputy Chair Bernie George and new General Manager, Innovation Dr Meredith Conaty.
All three announcements are the result of last week's CRDC board meeting in Emerald, where our Directors also reviewed our team's innovation plans and investment recommendations, visited CRDC-supported trials, and met with local growers.
Pictured here are CRDC's Directors on-farm: ED Allan Williams, Sally Ceeney, the Hon. Niall Blair, Michelle Tierney, Chair Richard Haire, Julie Bird, Deputy Chair Bernie George and Ross Burnett.
The Summer 2025–26 edition of Spotlight captures a season of innovation, leadership and forward-thinking collaboration. This edition opens with CRDC’s 2025 Innovation Call, offering up to $50,000 to innovations and solutions for cotton’s most pressing challenges, from pest management and riparian weed control to optimising nitrogen use.