Expressions of Interest are open for Australia’s next generation of cotton agronomy leaders to take part in the 2026 FastStart™ Cotton Pathways Program, a unique professional development initiative delivered by Syngenta and Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD). CSD...
Picture this: It’s early in the planting season, and John, a cotton grower in Upper Namoi anxiously watches the weather forecasts. Last year, unexpected cold snaps led to some paddocks needing re-planting, potentially risking reduced yields. This year, he’s determined...
John Cameron, a cotton grower fondly known as ‘Cowboy’, has returned to the winners’ circle in the annual FastStart™ Cotton Establishment Awards. Recognised for his excellence in crop establishment, the Darling Downs grower is again the overall winner of the Dryland...
With the 2023-24 cotton season now underway, growers are being encouraged to enter their crops in the FastStart™ Cotton Establishment Awards for a chance to win prizes. From seedbed preparation to nutrition, variety selection, planter calibration, all the way through...
In this episode, Angus is joined by Stew Brotherton Extension and Development Agronomist for Central Queensland. Stew and Angus discuss the FastStart program, a collaboration between CSD and Syngenta.
In this episode of Cotton Yarns, we chat to Matt and Neil, cotton growers and winners of the 2022-23 FastStart awards. Matt, Neil, Chris Barry and Angus discuss the importance of ground preparation and getting your crop off to the best start possible.
FastStart™ Accreditation CourseThe FastStart Accreditation Course aims to equip advisors (e.g. consultants, agronomists and rural retailers) and on-farm staff in the cotton industry with the principles and tools to facilitate best practice cotton crop establishment....
The FastStart™ Cotton Establishment Awards recognise growers who excel in the critical first 70 days of cotton crop establishment. Open to both irrigated and dryland cotton growers, the awards celebrate those who focus on achieving strong, uniform plant stands and...
Favourable planting conditions made the 2020-21 FastStart™ Cotton Establishment Awards more competitive than ever, with the winners now named. Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) and Syngenta, partners in the FastStart™ program, coordinate the awards as a means of...
Years of tradition and acquired knowledge might ordinarily be considered mandatory to establish cotton crops worthy of winning one of Australia’s most exciting crop competitions. The two winners of the 2020 - 21 FastStart Cotton Establishment Awards pushed themselves...