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'Extreme care' needed with herbicides as cotton planting starts
25/09/2008 | Cotton Australia, on behalf of cotton farmers across NSW and Queensland, is urging farmers to exercise extreme caution, when using 2,4D Phenoxy herbicides to control weeds, as cotton crops are currently being planted.
11/09/2008 | Three new cotton varieties are about to make their debut ahead of planting next month.  | Water buy backs pitting north ... | Govt takes Toorale Station and ...
10/09/2008 | Australian cotton has lost its presence in the Korean market - and it must lift production to maintain its presence in other countries such as Japan.  | How SDF is tackling machinery ... | Rush to DIY for harvest
8/09/2008 | Declining world production of cotton is expected to deliver tangible benefits for Australian growers.  | Now AWB has to deliver: NSW ... | On-farm storage Graincorp's ...
5/09/2008 | Cotton growers in Southern NSW will rely on groundwater to plant an estimated 2500 hectare crop in the upcoming season.
Cotton leaders head to SA for water debate
30/08/2008 | Cotton Australia has visited the water battleground of South Australia to explain the industry's case in the Murray Darling Basin debate.  | CommentsComments (6) | Growers urged to shrug off AWB ... | Smooth debut for 7088 header
Brazil to sanction US goods over WTO cotton case
28/08/2008 | Paperwork filed on Monday with the World Trade Organisation has asked the body to allow Brazil to impose $4 billion in sanctions against US goods and services over cotton subsidies.  | Don’t take our stock routes | PrimeAg posts $1.9m profit
Cost of cotton's Bollgard technology to rise $15/ha
21/08/2008 | Gene technology giant, Monsanto has defended the increased cost of its Bollgard technology, despite the rise coming at a time of low cotton prices, limited water, and increasing competition from grain crops.
Why cotton has to lift production
14/08/2008 | Cotton industry experts have predicted the industry must return to an average annual crop of two million bales to prevent collapse.  | GM cotton to bolster African crop | $5m to improve efficiency of ...
World's best cotton yield must get better
14/08/2008 | The Australian cotton industry has been told it must rapidly increase its already world-leading yield, with a deadline to do so by 2022.  | CommentsComments (3) | Young designers explore the ... | GM cotton to bolster African crop
Grainger returned as Cotton Australia chair
12/08/2008 | Mungindi cotton grower, Joanne Grainger, has been returned for a second term as Cotton Australia chair at the company's annual general meeting on the Gold Coast today.  | Foundations laid for $25B free ... | Young designers explore the ...
Young designers explore the diversity of Australian cotton
12/08/2008 | Up to 15 talented young designers from Australia's Academy of Design will showcase their 100pc cotton garments at this year's Australian Cotton Conference Fashion parade tomorrow on the Gold Coast.  | Store lambs to $71.50 at Swan ... | Anhydrous gas prices soar on ...
GM cotton to bolster African crop
30/07/2008 | African cotton growers are set to embrace the same wave of yield increases hitting China and India, thanks to GM varieties.  | Cotton industry merger gathers ... | $5m to improve efficiency of ...
$5m to improve efficiency of cotton farm water storages
29/07/2008 | The Cotton CRC has received funding from the National Water Commission to improve the water efficiency of on-farm storages across all cotton growing valleys in Australia.  | CommentsComments (2) | Relaxed water trading rules ... | New WTO negotiating texts are ...
28/07/2008 | Growers at this year's Australian Cotton Conference will have their say on the merger of two key industry bodies.  | Truck strike to hurt small ... | Qld rain delivers multi-million ...
Namoi Cotton's positive profit forecast, despite drought impact
24/07/2008 | Namoi Cotton has forecast a net profit after tax in the range of $4-5 million for the full year to end 28 February, 2009, despite the smallest Australian cotton crop in 25 years, the impact of drought and the volatility in global commodity markets.  | US cotton acres plummet again | Cubbie confident of finding ...
Weil Bros cuts its role in Aus cotton industry
18/07/2008 | US company cotton company Weil Brothers will be slashing its presence in the Australian industry due to the massive impact the drought has had on production levels.  | CommentsComments (1) | World economy facing a long, ... | Back emissions scheme, Rudd ...

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