Fact Sheets

This fact sheet developed for CottonInfo by Ag Econ offers insights into how yield maps can be used to improve enterprise profitability.

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Gross Margin risk analysis: Water Use Efficiency.

Cavitoma is a rare phenomenon which is not experienced often locally, however there have been several incidents reported in Australian cotton growing valleys in 2023.

Download your copy of this new fact sheet to find out more about Cavitoma in cotton, some of the causes and how it can affect your crop.

Gross Margin risk analysis: nitrogen prices and NFUE

While there is little that can be done about the cost of nitrogen, growers can still manage their N input costs by looking at their nitrogen fertiliser use efficiency (NFUE).

This 2-page fact sheet from AgEcon produced for CottonInfo explains best practice in this space and what the current situation means for the cotton gross margin.

Seed cotton that is delivered to the gin contains three main components: fibre, seed, and trash. One of the major tasks of the gin is to separate the fibre from the seed and remove trash. From a grower’s perspective the amount and percentages of each of the three components are very important as they will determine their economic return.

This is commonly referred to as turn out and mostly quoted in percentage, with lint turn out (LTO%), sometimes to as gin turn out (GTO%) the most important, followed by seed and trash percentages.

This fact sheet looks at the costs and benefits of installing a floating photovoltaic (FPV) array. Three scenarios are explored using a case study site near Goondiwindi, QLD.

• Small scale (100 kW) off-grid
• Small scale (100 kW) on-grid
• Large scale (42,000 kW / 42 MW) on-grid

Fish entrainment is the situation where river and channel pumps remove fish from natural waterways and these fish are unable to return to the river, impacting the long-term resilience and health of aquatic ecosystems within our inland river systems. This fact sheet talks about mitigation considerations for irrigators. 

Verticillium wilt is caused by the soil-borne fungal pathogen Vertillicum dahliae. The pathogen has a large range of hosts and is easily spread through soil and machinery. A strong integrated disease management (IDM) strategy is crucial for managing for Verticillium wilt. For more detail on the disease and management, visit the CottonInfo website or read the annual Cotton Pest Management Guide. 

A new John Deere round bale cotton picker costs about $1.3m+, making it one of the most expensive agricultural machines available in Australia and a major capital expenditure decision for any farm business.