Cotton Seed Distributors has welcomed two new faces to fill important roles across the CSD organization.

Australian cotton-growers are set to reap the benefits of new locally-bred varieties that have produced near record yields during the 2007-08 season.

In a series of awards presented last week, Cotton Seed Distributors recognised the outstanding achievements in yield and fibre quality achieved by its trial cooperators during the 2007-08 season.

The Dalbroi family from ‘Warrawidgee West’ near Griffith are close to harvesting their first cotton crop.

Nearly seventy cotton growers, consultants and agribusiness reps have participated in farm walks organized by Cotton Seed Distributors at four sites across the Darling Downs.

The team at ’Bullamon Plains’, Thallon, will start picking cotton this week but don’t expect to finish for another 7 weeks, despite having only 350 hectares planted.

There is an air of optimism in rural communities about future prospects for cotton, triggered by changing weather patterns, a more positive water availability outlook, and potentially favourable supply, demand and price indicators.