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More than 300 people travelled to Dirranbandi in Western Queensland this week for the Bayer Grower of the Year Field Day.
It was one of the largest agricultural events ever held in the region, attracting cotton industry participants keen to learn from the 2024 award recipient Scott Balsillie, farm manager for Eastern Australia Agriculture in Dirranbandi.
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The Boards of Cotton Australia and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation met in Sydney on 25 February to discuss progress on the Australian Cotton Strategic Roadmap and ensure alignment on key projects.
The 2025 Australian cotton industry awards are now open with growers and other industry figures encouraged to nominate themselves or someone else to acknowledge and celebrate the innovation, excellence and sustainability that Australian cotton is now known for around the globe.
Cotton Australia is celebrating a new partnership with one of the country’s most prominent rural and regional clothing brands.
The partnership with RB Sellars will be officially celebrated at two special events in Toowoomba on March 13 with young growers the focus of an industry forum and an in-store event at RB Sellars, in Toowoomba.
Cotton Australia General Manager Michael Murray has been working with Queensland’s new State Government, meeting key ministers and attending the 2050 Agriculture Blueprint Forum. The focus has been on keeping agriculture profitable, with further discussions at a QFF dinner and council meeting.
The NSW Irrigators Council (NSWIC) held its General Meeting in Sydney this week, marking a leadership transition as Moree cotton grower Jim Cush stepped down as Chair after six and a half years. He was succeeded by Lachlan Valley irrigator Tom Green.
Better Cotton and Cotton Australia recently hosted a webinar to explain how, from this season, growers can trade physical Better Cotton bales using the existing Better Cotton Platform. The Better Cotton Traceability Team discussed the initiative and answered grower questions.
Emerald Christian College students recently visited a local cotton farm to learn about the crop’s growth, while Teach the Teacher events will begin in Moura, Central Queensland next week, with more dates announced.
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The NSW Government is inviting water users to apply for the NSW Telemetry Uplift Program. This voluntary program offers over 2,500 fully funded telemetry devices and installations to eligible users. The Program aims to assist water users in the Murray-Darling Basin comply with metering rules, ensuring fair and legal water extraction from inland sources. |
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Cotton Australia is working with the Qld Farmers Federation and the Qld Small Business Commissioner (QSBC) to reduce red tape for small businesses and family farms. The QSBC is seeking examples of Queensland government laws, policies, processes, or practices that are overly complex, time-consuming, costly, offer little value, or are duplicative, along with suggested solutions. |
myBMP
Mel Swift from the Macquarie Valley in the Central West of NSW has a unique position as the first Better Cotton-funded myBMP sustainability implementation officer.
The role helps growers begin, develop and complete their myBMP certification process, ultimately resulting in myBMP certification after a compliance audit.
