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April - May 2025
Production, marketing and topical articles for the Australian Cotton industry.
Feature Articles
Practical AI on farms
The combination of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and data is opening the door to a new wave of decision-making tools for farmers.
SwarmFarm automated refilling unlocks high-volume spray applications
It’s been over a decade since Gindie farmers Andrew and Jocie Bate began building small, lightweight bots to work in swarms to push back on the ‘get big or get out’ answer to increasing machinery productivity.
Over The Back Fence
Overcoming the challenges of hard water
Water quality can be a game changer for grain growers. Hard water, which usually contains elevated levels of calcium and magnesium ions, has long been a challenge for growers.
Crop Capsules' CottonCap wins 2024 Bernard Blum Special Award
Crop Capsules has won the 2024 Bernard Blum Special Award for its revolutionary CottonCap® technology. The award, presented by the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA).
New cotton resources released for Australian schools
Cotton Australia has launched six new resources for schools with the aim of refreshing the teaching approach through the delivery of a series of engaging and educational activity sets aligned to the Design and Technology, and Science key learning areas of the Australian Curriculum (V9).
Cotton picking underway as another solid season tipped for growers
Cotton picking is underway in Central Queensland with growers in the region recording average results despite the slow start to the season and late rain.
Be curious, drive change with a 2026 Nuffield scholarship
Nuffield Australia has today opened applications for its 2026 scholarships, calling on the next crop of Australian agriculturalists to be curious, drive change and help their industry thrive.
Weed control update Feb 5 at Wellcamp
On Wednesday 5th February (9am until 12 noon) interested cotton and grain growers and agronomists are invited to an informal morning of field trial walks at Wellcamp, just west of Toowoomba, to showcase some of the current weed research taking place.
Surprise in store with purchase of 10,000th sprayer
What looked like a straightforward purchase of a brand new John Deere 616R Self-Propelled Sprayer delivered some surprises for New South Wales grain grower, Richard McKay.
A major step for NT Cotton as Darwin Port exports first containers
The first of the containers of Northern Territory (NT) cotton are nearing their Asian destinations after an event at Darwin Port this week that signified a major step forward for the cotton industry in the Territory – and a second shipment may not be far away!
