21 September, 2020
This season, planting started in the first week of August for growers in Central Queensland. The forecasted area for the region is 7,500 hectares, which will be planted in the first planting window. The majority of early planted cotton has been dry sown with an irrigation to follow, with the...
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31 August, 2020
CSD has a commitment to quality which is focused on the needs of the Australian cotton grower. To meet this commitment CSD produces and tests all seed to internationally accepted protocols (such as the OECD Seed Scheme and International Seed Testing Association/Association of Official Seed...
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09 July, 2020
Cotton production 2020-21 The global cotton crop is forecast to fall by 2.8%, driven by an anticipated fall in the price of cotton. Reduction of the cotton price is due to a combination of cotton mill interruptions during 2020, coupled with low oil prices and competition from synthetic fibre....
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29 June, 2020
As picking draws to a close in many of Australia’s traditional cotton growing regions and the smallest crop on record is being processed through the cotton gins, many are keenly watching as the ever expanding industry in Northern Australia begins to defoliate and pickers roll into fields...
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25 May, 2020
While it is still some time away, preparation for the 2020-21 cotton season begins with the review of inputs, including cotton seed. For some growers, the 2019-20 season may have been smaller than originally planned and as a result, they may have carry over seed stored for a future...
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28 April, 2020
At this time of the season, the CSD Extension & Development Team are busy doing their final assessments on variety trial and Ambassador fields. We’re sometimes asked what exactly this entails and how is the data useful? The final ‘End of Season’ assessment measures height, nodes,...
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04 March, 2020
Despite the good rainfall making a field visit impossible, another highly successful field day was hosted by CSD and the Lower Namoi Cotton Growers Association this year. With full profiles of moisture, the cotton outlook for next year has raised enthusiasm in the industry. Around 100 growers,...
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18 February, 2020
What is cut-out, and why is it important? Cut-out and flowering to the top are often confused as the same growth stage. At cut-out there are still many potential squares to be developed, and the timing of cut-out is often used as a gauge of the fruiting window and yield potential. Flowering...
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22 January, 2020
Due to a staggered start to planting in some areas this cotton season there have been wide variations in the position of the first fruiting branch (FFB) on cotton plants. There have been reports of the FFB being on up to the 11th node, due to delays with issues like the length of time to pre...
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29 November, 2019
While most regions are down on area this season due to the prolonged drought, we are ‘one day closer to it breaking’. Many growers have fields ready to go when we get good rain in November and December. We also know how quickly some of our major dams can fill, as seen in 2012 and 2016. While...
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23 October, 2019
With planting well underway, the 2019-20 cotton season has officially kicked off in most growing valleys across Australia. As with most of the Eastern seaboard, cotton growers are facing limited water resources this season, meaning that most growers have had to cut their planting areas...
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03 October, 2019
Sowing and establishment is a critical time in cotton production, so simple rules based on soil temperatures and air temperature forecasts have been developed to help guide growers with the decision making. However, in some areas the soil temperature sensor network used to inform cotton sowing...
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