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Congratulations to the Quigley family of Quigley Farms: the Bayer 2021 cotton growers of the year! Tony and Sally Quigley, and their sons Tom, George & Richie are great supporters of cotton research, development and extension.

The grains and cotton industries have announced a $5.5 million investment to help minimise spray drift through a five-year partnership with Australian agtech company, Goanna Ag.

CRDC's senior communications manager Ruth Redfern graduated from the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation's flagship leadership program, the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP), last week.

Today is International Women's Day: a day in which we recognise and celebrate the contribution of women to the Australian cotton industry. Women play a critical role in our industry - within CRDC alone, women account for 70 per cent of our team.

CSIRO research scientist Dr Xiaoqing Li was today announced as the CRDC-supported ABARES Science and Innovation Award winner for 2022, with a project that could help trace Australian cotton fibres.

The autumn 2022 edition of CRDC's magazine Spotlight is out today, with a continued focus on cotton's sustainability and environmental responsibility - including what to consider before embarking on soil carbon farming.

This week, the Directors from CRDC and Cotton Australia met in Brisbane for a joint board meeting, hosted by the University of Queensland's Global Change Institute.

CRDC's Warwick Waters has been selected as a joint awardee in the Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) awards for excellence in extension.

Today is February 11, the International Day of Women & Girls in Science. This year's theme is 'water unites us': a fitting theme for cotton researchers! On this day (and all days) we recognise & acknowledge the enormous contributions of all women and girls in agricultural research and STEM.