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CottonInfo is the Australian cotton industry’s joint extension program.In the Crop to Top podcast, we bring you conversations with the program's Regional Extension Officers and Technical Leads, as well as researchers and cotton growers connected to CottonInfo with a story to share.
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Send us a text It's not the most glamourous aspect of growing a crop, but record keeping when it comes to chemical use is critically important. In this episode get some practical tips for effective record keeping, especially during the spray season, as well some of the things you might be able to do better to fully reap the benefits of proper record keeping. Resources myBMP Get your spray records right Spray Management Plan Guide Chemicals and herbicides | Business Queensland Department of ...
Send us a text In the final episode in our three-part series about the 2015 CottonInfo Irrigation Automation Tour we sit down with manufacturer and retailer Shawn Padman from Padman Group. This is a great chat from a different perspective with someone who was also part of the tour a decade ago, who has ridden the wave of the irrigation automation evolution in the Australian cotton industry.
Send us a text In Part 2 of our 10 years on from the CottonInfo Irrigation Automation Tour pod chats, we catch up with NSW cotton grower Andrew Watson. We cover off on the evolution of Andrew's irrigation practices - from the trigger points and decision-making process to implementing automation technology on his farm in the Namoi Valley - and discuss the impact of the 2015 tour as well as future trends on the horizon.
Send us a text Welcome to Season 5 of the CottonInfo 'Crop to Top' podcast! A decade on, the 2015 CottonInfo Irrigation Automation Tour is still referenced as a turning point in how the industry came to understand new irrigation technologies, fostering and supporting the adoption of automation practices in the cotton industry. In this episode - Part 1 of 3 discussions about the tour - we're joined by CottonInfo Program Manager Janelle Montgomery who was CottonInfo's Irrigation Tech Lead...
Send us a text While it's a much looked forward to time of year, there's no getting around the fact that the silly season coincides with one of the busiest times of the cotton season. In this episode we chat with Professor Siobahn Banks from UniSA about how cotton growers and farm managers can best manage the demands of the summer months. Her research to date has focused on the impact of sleep deprivation and shift work on psychological and physiological functioning and how countermeasures ma...
Send us a text The importance of good spray drift management during the high-risk summer months can't be overstated. In this episode we talk about controlling the controllables (and managing the uncontrollable elements), the critical role of communication among growers and the broader community and the importance of reporting spray drift incidents. Resources mentioned in this podcast: Cotton Australia | Spray Drift app Counter sale guide for phenoxy herbicides | CottonInfo wand.com.au spraywi...
Send us a text CottonInfo has a new Irrigation Technical Lead - Toowoomba-based Michael Scobie. Mick is a certified irrigation designer and is involved in one of CRDC's new research projects that is focused on reducing water loss from storages using floating solar panels.
Send us a text Meet our inaugural CottonInfo Digital Agriculture Technical Lead, Quentin Feery-Lawrence. Quentin is fresh off an Agtech scoping tour across major cotton valleys, where he visited growers and technology providers to identify common challenges and opportunities for technology adoption in the cotton industry.
Send us a text Tom Roberts from the National Fire Ant Eradication Program joins the podcast to discuss the invasive characteristics of fire ants and the broad risks they pose to agriculture, infrastructure, and the wider community. While fire ants are not considered a direct threat to cotton yield, there are biosecurity implications for cotton and mixed farming operations. To date there have been detections near cotton growing regions, including the Lockyer Valley, Oakey and Central Queenslan...
Send us a text Jon Welsh is the Principal Climate Analyst & Economist at Ag Econ has been part of CottonInfo for more than a decade and has become a trusted Technical Lead in his expert fields of climate, energy and carbon. In this episode we get to know Jon a bit better - his family farming background, how he got into the cotton industry - as well as the latest on his most recent research project. We also take a deep dive into the current climate outlook for the 25/26 cotton season ...
Send us a text Join us for an in-depth discussion with QDPI Principal Scientist Matt Gentle from Biosecurity Queensland's Pest Animal Research Centre and agronomist Tony Lockery, Manager of AMPS based in Moree. In this episode we cover feral pig biology and population growth, the impact feral pigs have on cotton and grain crops, the control tactics and management strategies available to growers and the current research looking in to quantifying crop damage.
Send us a text The latest Sustainability Report for the Australian cotton industry has just been released. We catch up with Chris Cosgrove to find out about some of the report findings, what it means for growers and exactly what it means when we talk about sustainability. Access the new Australian cotton sustainability website here: https://australiancottonsustainability.org.au/ Read the latest Sustainability Report here: Cotton Australia Sustainability | 2024 Australian Cotton…
Send us a text In this episode we sit down with CottonInfo’s Technical Lead for Climate, Carbon & Energy Jon Welsh from Ag Econ, and his Technical Lead support & Ag Econ colleague Johanna Hansson to talk about recent research that’s explored the economic and environmental impacts of soil carbon management in dryland cotton cropping systems. You can access the DCRA case studies here: AgEcon/DCRA Carbon Case Studies | CottonInfo
Send us a text Stacey Vogel is CottonInfo's Technical Lead for Natural Resource Management and has made a career out of supporting growers in a number of different areas including biodiversity, and waterway and soil management. In the latest 'Tech & Tell' episode, learn about how Stacey got into the NRM space and cotton, and hear more about a new series of CottonInfo fact sheets on biodiversity measurement, natural capital accounting, and environmental markets, that aim to prepare c...
Send us a text We brought you '10 Questions with the Team' to introduce and re-introduce our Regional Extension Officers ... now it's time for 'Tech & Tell' with our CottonInfo Technical Leads. In this episode we get to know our Technical Lead for Fibre Quality - René van der Sluijs - a bit better, learning about his international upbringing, early career in textiles and his transition to the Australian cotton industry. René also shares some insights from his recent visit to Brazil and ma...
Send us a text In this episode we sit down with CottonInfo Tech Lead for Weed Management, Eric Koetz, to talk key herbicide considerations, management options for irrigated and dryland operations, XtendFlex options, and the impact of recent wet conditions on weed management decisions. RESOURCES: 2025 Australian Cotton Production Manual | CottonInfo 2024-25 Cotton Pest Management Guide | CottonInfo BIOSECURITY/STEWARDSHIP: Managing ratoons and volunteers | CottonInfo
Send us a text It's the podcast within a podcast! '10 questions with the team' introduces the full CottonInfo team - from Regional Extension Officers, Technical Leads & myBMP Managers. In this episode, meet our new REO in Central Queensland, Tami Buranda. Tami joins the team with a strong background in research and science, an obvious passion for the cotton industry and a fantastic energy for her new home base in Emerald.
Send us a text It's the podcast within a podcast! '10 questions with the team' introduces the full CottonInfo team - from Regional Extension Officers, Technical Leads & myBMP Managers. In this episode, come and have a chat with Annabel Twine, our REO on the Darling Downs. She was nearly lost to the vet and horticulture industries - but landed in cotton - falling in love with the dynamic and progressive nature of the industry.
Send us a text It's the podcast within a podcast! '10 questions with the team' introduces the full CottonInfo team - from Regional Extension Officers, Technical Leads & myBMP Managers. In this episode, find out a bit more about Andrew McKay. He's done a lot, seen a lot, and enjoys his cotton community and his job a lot! An REO with CottonInfo since 2018, Andrew shares his thoughts on the challenges and rewards of working in extension, and his excitement about the future of CottonInfo.
Send us a text Nicole Scott is employed by Cotton Australia as the myBMP Customer Service Manager and is also part of the CottonInfo team. Nicole's career background is incredibly impressive and varied and she's now been with the myBMP program for more than a decade. Learn more about why Nicole loves her gig and why the connection between myBMP and cotton research, development and extension is a critical one.
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