Publications

Corporate Publications

CRDC RD&E Investments 2021-22

July 1, 2021

During 2021-22, CRDC will invest $18.9 million into RD&E projects across five key areas, in collaboration with researcher partners, and on behalf of Australia’s cotton growers and the Australian Government.

CRDC Annual Operational Plan 2021-22

July 1, 2021

The CRDC Annual Operational Plan for 2021-22 sets out the fourth year of investment under CRDC’s 2018-23 Strategic RD&E Plan.

CRDC Researchers' Handbook 2021-22

July 1, 2021

The 2021-22 CRDC Researchers' Handbook is a key resource for all researchers working with, or interested in applying for funding from, CRDC.

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Industry Publications

Cotton Pest Management Guide 2021-21

September 1, 2021

The industry’s premium resource for insect, mite and weed control, disease prevention, biosecurity and spray application information.

Australian Cotton Production Manual 2021

June 1, 2021

The 2021 Australian Cotton Production Manual is a critical reference tool for cotton growers: a one-stop-shop of on-farm cotton production information.

Qualitative report on the 2019-20 cotton season: a survey of consultants

March 16, 2021

Each year, Crop Consultants Australia - with support from CRDC - conduct a qualitative survey of cotton consultants regarding their practices and attitudes, as well as those of their cotton grower clients.

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Spotlight Magazine

Spotlight magazine - Spring 2021

September 1, 2021

The spring 2021 edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, focuses on the capability of Australian cotton growers and our world-leading researchers, which puts Australian cotton at the cutting edge. This edition looks at the many programs that CRDC invests in to build the capacity of our industry and develop our future leaders.

Spotlight magazine - Winter 2021

June 1, 2021

The winter 2021 edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, is the 'innovation' issue. As agriculture continues to navigate the brave new world created by the development of the internet of things, big data and technological advancements, CRDC is also creating new pathways to capitalise on it.

Spotlight magazine - Autumn 2021

March 1, 2021

The autumn edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, 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.

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Inside Cotton Library

The Inside Cotton library is a digital library of materials important to the Australian cotton industry, maintained by CRDC.

Within Inside Cotton you will find:

CRDC's final research and development reports (from 1986 to today);
CRDC Spotlight magazines (from 2007 to today);
CRDC corporate publications, including Strategic RD&E Plans, Annual Operational Plans and Annual Reports;
Australian Cotton Conference papers and presentations (from 1984 to today);
Archived materials from the Cotton CRC, Land and Water Australia, and the National Program for Sustainable Irrigation.

Click here to access the Inside Cotton library.

The Australian cotton industry's extension materials are available via the CottonInfo website.

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Publications

Spotlight magazine - Spring 2021

Date: September 1, 2021

News + Events

Cotton growers cut water use per bale by almost half

Date: September 10, 2021

The latest research from government and non-government water use studies has confirmed that over 25 years cotton growers have almost halved the water needed to grow one bale of cotton.

Research from the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), supported by CRDC, revealed water usage had fallen from 1.43 megalitres per bale (ML/bale) in 1995 to 0.74 ML/bale in 2020, driven primarily through improvements in irrigation infrastructure and management efficiencies, underpinned by research and development.