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CottonInfo Irrigation Field Days logo
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CottonInfo Irrigation Field Days

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The principal outcome of the CottonInfo program is to provide an efficient and effective pathway for the delivery of the results of research and development and innovation more broadly to industry. The CottonInfo program is designed to deliver the information needs of growers where commercial provision of information is not...

12 Dec 2018 - 30 Mar 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD), Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Southern Valley Cotton Growers Association, North West IAL Committee, New South Wales Department of Prim...

Understanding motivational factors for improved spray application on farms logo
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Understanding motivational factors for improved spray application on farms

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Spray drift, the off-target movement of herbicides and pesticides, negatively impacts agricultural production across Australia. The problem is particularly acute in mixed cropping regions where a diverse range of chemicals may be applied at any given time. Although industry organisations have developed and implemented an impressive set of technologies, education...

23 Jul 2018 - 15 Feb 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), University of New England (UNE)

Cotton industry sustainabililty reporting: On-farm safety incidences 2014-2019 logo
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Cotton industry sustainabililty reporting: On-farm safety incidences 2014-2019

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Agriculture contributes disproportionately to workplace health and safety (WHS) incidents across Australia. The cotton industry is committed to improving WHS and this investment provides ongoing monitoring of the cotton industry's injury and safety profile.

1 Sep 2019 - 30 Nov 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), The University of Sydney (USYD)

Annual consultant qualitative and quantitative surveys logo
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Annual consultant qualitative and quantitative surveys

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment is in annual qualitative and quantitative surveys to measure the performance of research, production, practices and capacity critical to the Australian cotton industry. The data plays an important role in informing the cotton industry, wider supply chain, the community and government of practice change within the sector.

15 Mar 2018 - 31 Dec 2020

New South Wales, Australia

Crop Consultants Association, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

CRDC Cotton Grower Survey 2020-2022 logo
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CRDC Cotton Grower Survey 2020-2022

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The annual CRDC Cotton Grower Survey captures information about cotton farming practices to provide a greater understanding of the industry’s current practices and performance – so that trends can be monitored over time, practice change can be accurately measured, and areas for improvement and further RD&E investment identified.

1 Jul 2020 - 30 Mar 2023

New South Wales, Australia

Intuitive Solutions, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Measuring and reporting the value of capacity building on farms and in research logo
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Measuring and reporting the value of capacity building on farms and in research

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Capacity building of on-farm workforce skill development, participation in leadership programs and future researcher needs are all important aspects of ensuring that the right RD&E is undertaken by qualified researchers and delivered in a format that maximises adoption by a skilled, on-farm workforce. It is, however, difficult to determine the...

1 Jul 2016 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

QualData, Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

Longitudinal assessment fo the cotton industry's People investments logo
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Longitudinal assessment fo the cotton industry's People investments

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

This investment seeks to qualify the potential benefits in investing in upskilling of labour and increased capacity across the cotton industry. The data not only supports industry decision making regarding employment but supports analysis of the effectiveness of ongoing support programs.

1 Jul 2016 - 31 Dec 2018

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), Jennifer Moffat Consulting

Conventional insecticide resistance in Helicoverpa - monitoring, management and novel mitigation strategies in Bollgard III logo
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Conventional insecticide resistance in Helicoverpa - monitoring, management and novel mitigation strategies in Bollgard III

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC)

The Helicoverpa insecticide resistance project continues a long-term, pre-emptive monitoring program. Resistance data produced feeds directly into a process driven by the Transgenic and Insecticide Management Strategy (TIMS) Committee, the peak industry body responsible for formulating the Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy for cotton. In addition to ongoing monitoring, key project...

1 Jul 2014 - 30 Jun 2019

New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC), New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)

Advanced real-time measurements at harvest to increase value recovery logo
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Advanced real-time measurements at harvest to increase value recovery

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

Advanced technologies are revolutionising industries around the globe, and Australian forestry operators have begun pioneering the use of advanced technologies to improve forest-management results. This project will use innovative harvester and forwarder onboard data systems to evaluate the potential to increase value recovery through use of sensor technology that assesses...

15 Jun 2018 - 30 Mar 2021

Victoria, Australia

Improved tools to predict fertiliser response and profitability in softwood plantations across Australia. Component 2: Eastern Australia logo
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Improved tools to predict fertiliser response and profitability in softwood plantations across Australia. Component 2: Eastern Australia

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA)

ProFert is a decision support tool for assisting plantation growers in predicting growth responses to and financial performance of fertiliser use. It provides a financial analysis of the profitability of fertiliser use in softwood plantations over an entire rotation. The aim of this project is to further develop and calibrate...

3 Dec 2018 - 28 Feb 2022

Victoria, Australia