Project overview Cotton growers in North Queensland operate in some of the most variable production environments in Australia. High rainfall, intense heat, hard-setting soils, and rapid transitions from wet to dry seasons create major challenges for crop...

Project overview Soil variability is one of the biggest factors affecting cotton yield and profitability in Northern Australia. The Precision Agriculture – NT Soils Project was designed to map soil variability, identify constraints such as low pH and nutrient...

Project overview Cotton production in Northern Australia faces a unique challenge, lower sunlight and variable radiation during key growth periods due to latitude and monsoonal cloud cover. The light dynamics in Northern Australia project investigates how light...

Project overview Understanding how cotton grows, develops, and responds to environmental stress is critical for managing irrigation, nutrition, and crop health. The CropPhen in Cotton project is a pilot study that uses in-field cameras and thermal sensors to monitor...

Project overview The Australian cotton industry is transitioning to varieties containing XtendFlex®, which are tolerant to glyphosate, dicamba, and glufosinate. For rainfed growers, this offers new weed control options but also raises questions about how to best use...

Project overview With new varieties and production regions emerging across Australia, a clearer understanding of how Mepiquat Chloride (MC) should be used to balance canopy control, yield, and fibre quality is needed. The Industry Investigation into MC Management...

Project overview Cotton crops in Northern Australia grow rapidly due to warmer temperatures, longer daylight hours, and higher humidity. Managing this vigorous growth is essential to avoid rank crops, delayed maturity, and poor fibre quality. The Mepiquat Chloride...

Project overview Nutrient management is one of the largest costs in cotton production. The Handheld NIR and NutriLOGIC Validation project tested new technologies that give growers rapid, in-field assessments of soil and plant nutrition, helping them make smarter...

Project overview The expansion of cotton into Northern Australia has created new opportunities — but also new challenges at the end of the growing season. Traditionally, northern crops were mechanically destroyed or incorporated, but this process is difficult under...

Project overview Modern cotton farming generates vast amounts of data, yet most on-farm trials still rely on small plots and limited replication. The Spatially Distributed Experimentation (SDE) project tested new approaches to make large-scale, whole-paddock trials...