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Augmented and virtual reality is predicted to be the next disruptive technology and will be as common as smartphones in 5-10 years. To understand the potential to Australia’s agriculture, a group of Australian RDCs - including CRDC - are delivering a two day mixed reality conference and trade show.

Registrations are now open for the inaugural Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) Research Symposium, taking place in Brisbane on 14-16 August with support from CRDC.

A new sensor will allow growers to refine irrigation scheduling, saving water while maintaining yields. Developed by CSIRO researchers and funded through CRDC, the new canopy sensor technology will be commercially available through Goanna Ag.

CRDC-supported researcher, Dr Rhiannon Smith from New England University, has spent 14 years working with the cotton industry, researching benefits for cotton growers by retaining and managing Australian native vegetation.

Understanding cotton growers is naturally vital to CRDC, and the annual grower survey is one of the methods to gain this understanding. Growers are currently being emailed an invitation to participate in the survey.

CRDC Board Director, Emeritus Professor Les Copeland, has been awarded a Member (AM) in the General Division of this weekend's Queens Birthday Honours.

World-class RD&E is one reason Australian cotton growers are the best in the world. One publication, updated annually, collates all this information as an easy to follow manual: the Australian Cotton Production Manual.

Researcher Dr Geraldine Wunsch from the University of Southern Queensland has spent years digging into the things that make Australian cotton growers tick. She features in this interview with Queensland Country Life.

As agricultural data collection gathers pace, both the risks and rewards of the collection, collation and sharing of this data will rapidly escalate.