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Rain brings hope to cotton growers
15 Mar 10 | AUSTRALIAN cotton production is expected to surge next financial year after drought-breaking rains in Queensland and northern NSW boosted water supplies in key farming regions.  | Push for emergency mealybug ...
Push for emergency mealybug control
10 Mar 10 | A SINGLE mealybug found during regular cotton bug checking in the Norwin area of the Darling Downs has become the catalyst for a new effective treatment to be brought into use.  | Quarantine breach: Fears mealy ...Mealy bug outbreak spreads to NQ
Mealy bug outbreak spreads to NQ
12 Feb 10 | Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed an outbreak of mealybug in Burdekin cotton crops is the same exotic species found recently in cotton crops in Emerald.   | Quarantine breach: Fears mealy ...
Quarantine breach: Fears mealy bugs have spread to Burdekin cotton
05 Feb 10 | Biosecurity Queensland has confirmed an outbreak of an exotic species of mealybug on cotton properties in Emerald.
US cotton may rebound in 2010
08 Jan 10 | COTTON in the US has had a tough road in recent years, with some states - such as Louisiana and California -dramatically decreasing acreage.  | Check online for cotton fields ...Online mapping aids fallow sprays
Online mapping aids fallow sprays
24 Dec 09 | GRAIN growers planning fallow or summer crop pesticide sprays are urged to first check the proximity of cotton crops at the new online Cotton Field Awareness Map at www.cottonmap.com.au  | Foster's beer unit loses its headSanta cleared to bring ...
Check online for cotton fields before using 2,4D
14 Dec 09 | IN AN innovative new approach, the Australian cotton industry has launched a website to help farmers identify nearby cotton fields that could be damaged by drift from 2,4D herbicides.
Early spray drift damage in CQ cotton
26 Nov 09 | HERBICIDE spray drift damage to this season’s Central Queensland cotton crops has been reported.
Cotton tech needs ironing out
16 Sep 09 | REVOLUTIONARY cotton technology – the round module picker – has enhanced efficiency, production and costs for an industry currently facing low returns.
New guide to improve cotton quality: FIBREpak
15 Aug 09 | A GUIDE designed to help the Australian cotton industry improve the quality of the fibre it produces has been released by CSIRO and the Cotton Catchment Communities CRC.
Cotton's $9m export boost
11 Jul 09 | AMID global financial gloom and doom comes a good news story this week, courtesy of Queensland's cotton industry.
Sicot 71BRF proves a crowd-puller
11 Jul 09 | WITH more than 200 growers having trialled the new release Sicot 71BRF BollgardII Roundup Ready Flex variety in Australia, it proved an opportune time to review its performance during one of CSD’s extensive Queensland and NSW Information Tours.
04 May 09 | A new pest to the cotton industry, the Q biotype of whitefly, has been identified.

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