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Cotton - Market insight

Central Highlands visit engages growers and industry

July 15, 2025 | 2 min read
A recent visit to the Queensland Central Highlands gave Cotton Australia chief executive Adam Kay the chance to meet with local growers and industry leaders to hear firsthand about regional priorities and challenges.
Cotton - Market insight

Cotton conclave set for Toowoomba

July 15, 2025 | 2 min read
Tickets are on sale for the cotton industry’s key learning and engagement opportunity, and the biggest trade show for cotton in 2025, to be held from August 5–7 in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Agribusiness - Cotton - News

Australian cotton planting underway

Oct. 24, 2024 | 2 min read
Planting is underway across much of Australia’s cotton growing regions with some crops already out of the ground in warmer climates, some growers holding back for warmer weather while some in tropical areas won’t be planting until rain begins to fall.
Cotton - Merchandise

Bayer releases XtendFlex for cotton industry

Sept. 5, 2024 | 3 min read
Bayer has announced the commercial release of XtendFlex herbicide tolerance technology in XtendFlex cotton in Australia, along with the approval of XtendiMax 2 Herbicide with VapourGrip Technology for over-the-top use in XtendFlex cotton, offering Australian cotton growers unparalleled flexibility and options in weed management strategies.
Cotton - Market insight

Herbicide innovators support cotton consistency

July 14, 2024 | 2 min read
Using quality herbicides to help establish cotton crops can offer added peace of mind and value, without necessarily costing more.
Cotton - Merchandise

Cotton cracks down on spray drift

Dec. 17, 2023 | 3 min read
Cotton Australia – the peak body for the Australian cotton industry - has urged all farmers to remain vigilant and take appropriate action to avoid a repeat of last year’s devastating spray drift incidents.
Cotton - Seeds

Cotton Seed Distributors MD set to retire

July 17, 2023 | 1 min read
After decades of leading Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) outstanding growth, Peter Graham will retire from the managing director position on 31 December 2023.
Agribusiness - Cotton

Cotton Seed Distributors announces new CEO

July 17, 2023 | 1 min read
Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) is pleased to announce Dr Ian Taylor as it’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Cotton

Sustainability update targets improvements

July 15, 2023 | 3 min read
The Australian cotton industry’s just-released 2022 Sustainability Update, reveals the complexity of sustainability in farming systems, and the extent of the industry’s investment in collaborative initiatives to accelerate positive impacts.
Cotton

Exceptional quality pick as cotton season ends

July 14, 2023 | 3 min read
Around 90% of the Australian cotton crop has now been picked with growers and cotton gin operators reporting better than expected yields and, in some cases exceptional quality despite the challenges.

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