Dryland cotton options with CSD

Cotton is a popular dryland summer crop. Current varieties, improvements in technology and trait advancements have simplified the process for growing dryland cotton, reducing production risks and allowing for greater flexibility in planting windows, pupae busting and refuge requirements. 

Dryland cotton offers

• one of the best gross margins for summer cropping
• benefit in your rotation to a broadleaf crop to provide disease and weed break
• advancements in biotechnology to make weed and pest control simpler and more flexible.  

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Why other growers grow dryland cotton

Dan Skerman of Skerman Farming talks through the advantage of growing CSD’s new varieties in a dryland operation. CSD’s Agronomist Larissa Holland, based at Dalby, explains the evolution of the technology and why it’s a good fit for growers.

Variety choices

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