CRDC has today announced the appointment of two new Research and Development (R&D) Managers, who will be joining the CRDC team part time from October: agronomist Elle Storrier and cotton researcher Dr Meredith Conaty.

Skills needed to work in agriculture are rapidly changing, and Australia needs to plan now to create industries and people ready for the future. To prepare agriculture and its workforces for the future, Australia’s rural RDCs - including CRDC - are working together to develop a Digital Capability Framework.

Applications are now being sought from rural leaders interested in undertaking the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP). Two cotton industry scholarships are available, thanks to the combined supported of CRDC, Cotton Australia and Auscott Limited.

Grain Central takes an indepth look at the 2018 Australian Cotton Comparative Analysis, the annual assessment of the cotton industry’s performance conducted by CRDC and Boyce Chartered Accountants.