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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.

CRDC's Acting Executive Director, Dr Ian Taylor, met with Senators in Canberra today for Senate Estimates, supported by CRDC Director Greg Kauter and General Manager, Business and Finance, Graeme Tolson.

CRDC-supported Agtech startup FluroSat was a pitch tent finalist at this week's AgriFutures Australia evokeAG event in Melbourne.

Today, 11 February, is International Day of Women and Girls in Science. So today, and everyday, we recognise and celebrate the enormous contribution women make in cotton science: be it in research, development, extension or growing the cotton crop.

CRDC's Board of Directors went on farm in Griffith this week as part of their visit to the region for their Board meeting.

The results of CRDC’s latest cotton grower survey have just been released, providing a snapshot of grower sentiment and on-farm practices during the 2017-18 season and allowing us to gauge the impact of our research, development and extension.

A new report has been released today by Nuffield Australia, from Nuffield scholar and Wee Waa cotton grower, Daniel Kahl.

A new weed identification mobile app has been released. Weeds of Australian Cotton is a tool for cotton growers and their advisors, designed to assist in identifying 50 key weed species.

Research commissioned by CRDC has found the conversion of cotton gin trash to ethanol is scientifically achievable – but is it an economic reality?