A record number of applicants applied for the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program and Australian Cotton Mark reaches 29M items in 2023.
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A record number of applicants applied for the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program with the final 16 selected from across the growing regions with 9 from New South Wales, 6 from Queensland and 1 from the Northern Territory.
The successful applicants, eight of whom are growers, are from Darlington Point in Southern NSW to Katherine in the Northern Territory with seven coming from the Northwestern region of NSW and four from Southern QLD.
Cotton Australia issued a media release to announce that there had been 46 applications, and given the quality of applicants the decision was made to increase the intake from 15 to 16.
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Cotton Australia’s Senior Policy Manager for Northern Australia Simone Cameron and Cotton Australia Board Member Bruce Connolly have hosted at visit to Tipperary by new NT Ag Minister Mark Monaghan.
Only weeks ago, Better Cotton launched its traceability solution, and this week their Senior Traceability Program Manager visited Australia to meet growers and discuss the important issue with Cotton Australia.
In 2023, the Cotton to Market team at Cotton Australia achieved incredible success in boosting demand and support for quality and sustainable Australian cotton by significantly increasing the number of items carrying the Australian cotton mark by over 90%.
Cotton growers in the Macquarie Valley are doing their bit to help communities replenish fish stocks in the Macquarie River.
The Macquarie Valley Cotton Growers Association (MVCGA) recently partnered with the Narromine and Warren Shire Councils to organise a fish release event at local boat ramps.
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Katherine Cotton Gin opens
The Katherine Cotton Gin was officially opened in mid-December with a ceremony attended by over 150 people. It is expected to play a key role in advancing the region's cotton industry. With the capacity to process between 150,000 and 200,000 bales yearly, the gin signifies new opportunities for the region by utilizing the Top End's heavy rain during the wet season for rain-grown cotton.
