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The ARLP – Australia’s iconic rural leadership development program – goes beyond traditional classroom learning.

The sixth biennial Australian Cotton Research Conference will be held from 26-28 August 2025 at Narrabri’s Crossing Theatre. The theme for the 2025 Conference is ‘Innovation from the ground up’.

The Rural Media Farm Injury Dashboard provides early insights into where and how agricultural incidents are occurring across Australia.

Meet the finalists in the CRDC-Chris Lehmann Young Achiever Award for 2025. These young achievers represent the industry in different ways, yet share a common passion for cotton and securing its future.

The Winter 2025 edition of Spotlight is out now, featuring floating solar, data, safety and the CottonInfo team.

The Australian-first research project installing floating solar panels on irrigation dams to mitigate evaporation and generate energy has featured on ABC's Country Hour.

Gabrielle represents the cotton sector in Course 32 of the ARLP, building on her long record of community and board leadership.

The Australian: "A group of scientists and economists are offering a win-win for farmers in a $13m project using solar panels to capture – and simultaneously block – the sun."

An Australian-first research project installing floating solar panels on irrigation dams could revolutionise irrigated agriculture by mitigating evaporation and generating energy.