News + Events

The spring 2021 edition of CRDC's magazine, Spotlight, focuses on the capability of Australian cotton growers and our world-leading researchers, which puts Australian cotton at the cutting edge. This edition looks at the many programs that CRDC invests in to build the capacity of our industry and develop our future leaders.

The second project in the Country Road, Landcare and cotton industry biodiversity partnership - that will see $600,000 from the sale of Australian cotton Heritage Sweats invested in cotton farms in the Namoi region to improve and restore native plant and animal species - has just been announced.

The 2022 ABARES Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture - supported by CRDC - are now open. CRDC is encouraging young researchers aged 18-35 to apply for a grant valued at up to $22,000 to fund an innovative research project that will benefit Australia's cotton industry.

Applications are being sought from rural leaders interested in undertaking the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation's highly regarded Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP).

The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) has today announced the appointment of a new Research and Development (R&D) Manager, Elsie Hudson, and a new CottonInfo Communications Lead, Brad Pfeffer.

New vision-based plant detection technology released by John Deere was developed through projects supported by CRDC with researchers from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ).

A cotton farm just outside Goondiwindi is the site of a ground-breaking trial to test whether shredded cotton products could offer benefits to cotton soil health, and a scalable solution to textile waste.

Justin McMillan, General Manager of Production at Auscott Narrabri, is the latest cotton industry leader to be selected to undertake the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP). Justin will participate in course 28 of the program, commencing in July 2021, with support from CRDC, Cotton Australia and Auscott Limited.

Maules Creek farmers Andrew and Heike Watson and their family recently hosted a revegetation demonstration field day at 'Merriendi'. Local farmers, residents and Landcare groups joined industry experts, researchers, and drone and tubestock specialists to share the latest revegetation methods and information.