PESTICIDE INPUT EFFICIENCY: Keep the spray on the weeds
A fact sheet outlining the steps to take to keep the spray on the weeds. (Updated 2023)
FIBRE QUALITY: Managing contamination in cotton
Contamination in cotton, even if it’s just a single foreign fibre, can lead to the downgrading of yarn, fabric, or garments, or even to the total rejection of an entire batch. It can also cause irreparable harm to the relationship between growers, ginners, merchants and textile and clothing mills.
DISEASE: Reoccurring wilt - the ute guide
A handy checklist to help you identify if you've seen symptoms of reoccurring wilt (Updated March 2023)
INSECTS: Managing Silverleaf Whitefly in Australian Cotton
Silverleaf Whitefly (SLW) is a major pest in cotton. It has the ability to contaminate cotton lint with honeydew, has a large host range, can rapidly reproduce and can develop resistance to many insecticides.
This publication, Managing Silverleaf Whitefly in Australian cotton, provides recommendations for effective monitoring and best management of SLW in Australian cotton.
Updated: December 2020.
The first six years of CottonInfo: our impact
CottonInfo was formed in 2012, and 2018 marked the end of our first Strategic Plan. In this fact sheet, we discover the impact of CottonInfo during its first six years.
DISEASE: The fast facts: Be wilt aware
This fact sheet compares four different types of wilt - Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, sudden wilt and reoccurring wilt - plus lightning strikes, so you can be aware of their various causes, symptoms and spread.
BIOSECURITY: Requirements for moving used cotton machinery and equipment
With the cotton industry expanding across Northern Australia, it is likely used cotton machinery and equipment may need to be moved across state and territory borders. When importing and moving machinery and equipment, it is your responsibility to ensure you meet the biosecurity requirements of any state or territory travelled through, and the destination. This fact sheet outlines these requirements.
WEEDS: Herbicide Resistance Management Strategy
The Herbicide Resistance Management Strategy (HRMS) is a tool for managing the risk of herbicide resistance in irrigated and dryland farming systems incorporating herbicide-tolerant cotton.
STEWARDSHIP: Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy
The use of pesticides selects for resistance in pest populations. The cotton industry Insecticide Resistance Management Strategy (IRMS) seeks to manage the risk of resistance in all major pests of cotton including aphids, mites, SLW and Helicoverpa, both in conventional and Bt cotton. Additional resistance management requirements are also in place for managing the risk of Helicoverpa developing resistance to Bt cotton.
The Irrigation Toolbox series - Overview
The CottonInfo Irrigation Toolbox Series provides key resources for irrigators. It includes factsheets and videos to help managers and farm staff better understand best practices for an efficient irrigation. This fact sheet provides the overview, and the link to all the other fact sheets and videos.