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Today is International Women's Day: recognising and celebrating 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.

Cotton biologist Demi Sargent was today announced as the CRDC-supported ABARES Science and Innovation Award winner for 2021, with a project that could help shield the cotton industry from the effects of climate change.

The autumn edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, is out now! This edition takes a look at two innovative new initiatives underway: the research and development corporation collaboration Agricultural Innovation Australia, and the Federal Government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative.

Near impossible to identify and count with the naked eye, silverleaf whitefly (SLW) has increased in prevalence in the Australian cotton industry in recent years. To make identification easier, researchers from USQ, in collaboration with the QLD DAF, have developed a new artificial intelligence smartphone app with funding from CRDC.

The participants in the latest edition of the Australian cotton industry’s premier leadership initiative – the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program – have been announced.

Last week, the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology announced the latest round of the government’s Business Research and Innovation Initiative (BRII) grants. The grants included funding for six small/medium businesses under the BRII cotton challenge - to revolutionise agricultural spray application.

The CRDC-led Smarter Irrigation for Profit project is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified consultant/s to conduct a review of broadacre irrigation research, development and extension (RD&E) focused on irrigation automation technology.

In line with CRDC’s goal to improve sustainability, research is underway to better understand and minimise the impact of irrigation infrastructure on fish populations in rivers.

The summer edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, continues the focus on sustainability, in line with the industry's current work to set new sustainability targets.