News

The cotton industry is preparing its second Sustainability Report, with the release of the Australian Grown Cotton Sustainability Targets due later this year, focusing on environmental, economic and social outcomes.

Today, 8 March, is International Women's Day. So today we're taking a moment to recognise every woman involved in cotton: from bolls to boardrooms, genetics to gins, fields to fashion, and transport to trading floors.

The Chair of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) Richard Haire has today announced Dr Ian Taylor as the organisation’s new Executive Director.

CRDC-supported Honours student Aphrika Gregson is providing a new ‘picture’ of Verticillium wilt.

Cotton growers from the NT have toured the southern QLD and northern NSW growing regions to gain an insight into the process, with support from a CRDC Grassroots Grant.

The Autumn edition of CRDC's magazine Spotlight is now out.

Dr Dean Brookes, a research scientist with the University of Queensland, has been announced as the awardee of this year's cotton Science and Innovation Awards.

CRDC has published a summary of key investments and achievements under its 2013-18 Strategic Plan.

CRDC-supported PhD candidate Rhys Pirie and his supervisor, Professor Damien Batsone have developed a method to extract liquid silicate from waste glass, and it can be used to make thousands of products - including fertiliser for cotton growers.