CRDC and Cotton Australia are supporting a partnership between iconic Australian brands Country Road and Landcare Australia to improve biodiversity on cotton farms in the Namoi Valley of NSW.

CRDC has welcomed the appointment of six directors to the CRDC Board by the Hon. David Littleproud MP. Led by incumbent Chair Mr Richard Haire and CRDC’s Executive Director Dr Ian Taylor, the CRDC Board will comprise former directors Les Copeland and Rosemary Richards, who have been returned for a second term on the CRDC Board, and new directors Ross Burnett, Dr Gary Fitt, Dr Danielle Kennedy and Peta Slack-Smith.

CRDC research partner CSIRO is leading a new international research project to understand and manage fall armyworm (FAW), with support from CRDC.