• Strategies to manage sucking pests in cotton in a wet season 

  Unknown author (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2010-12-01)

  a mild, wet winter followed by a mild wet spring as has been experienced in 2010, provides theideal situation for pest survival and early season build up of populations, especially sucking pests. Sucking pest management ...
• Design principles for healthy waterways on cotton farms 

  Kennedy, Ivan (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2006-07-01)

  Well designed irrigation storages and water courses on cotton farms can aid in the removal of sediment, nutrients and pesticides from irrigation water and enhance their habitat value for native plants and animals. This ...
• Groundwater Series: Irrigation bores-best management practices 

  Unknown author (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-04-23)

  This fact sheet includes information on:Preparing for drillingBore site selectionDesign of bore Drilling and construction Test pumping, operation and monitoring Rehabilitation and decommissioning.
• Groundwater Series: Groundwater myths 

  UNSW Water Research Laboratory (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-06-23)

  A list of misconconceptions and an explainationabout groundwater
• Groundwater Series: Groundwater and time 

  UNSW Water Research Laboratory (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-06-23)

  The average amount of time a watermolecule spends at a particularstage during its journey throughthe hydrologic cycle is known as theresidence time. The residence timeis calculated by dividing the totalamount of water at ...
• Groundwater Series: What is groundwaterΓ 

  Unknown author (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-06-23)

  Groundwater is the term referring to water that occurs under the ground.Groundwater is a vast and slow moving resource that greatly exceeds the volume of other available freshwater sources. The study of groundwater is known ...
• Biodiversity Series: Give grasses a go! Discover a new work force 

  Unknown author (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-07-01)

  Grasslands are perhaps often overlooked as providing benefits, but this unassuming orkforce' has many surprises to offer. Grassland restoration has benefits all round for soil health, pastureproduction, animal health as ...
• Biodiversity Series: Cotton onto critters - Getting to know your natural workforce 

  MacFarlane, Jane; Jones, Paula (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-01-01)

  Birds, bats, spiders, wasps and other predatory insects contribute to pest control in the crop this is your natural workforce. To reap the benefit of your natural workforce, simply look after the bushland on your farm.
• Natural resource management an integral part of property management" Wyobie"Case Studyr 

  Chapman, Veronica (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2006-08-25)

  Good natural resource management does not have to involve a great deal of extra work and time it should be incorporated into the overall management of the property. This is the philosophy of Richard and Julie Dowse. who ...
• Managing Silverleaf Whitefly 

  Sequeira, Richard (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-07-01)

  This document provides recommendations for effective monitoring and best management of Silverleaf Whitefly (SLW) in Australian cotton. Management of SLW aims to minimise the need for pesticides by using cutural, agronomic ...
• Biodiversity Series: Use water for wildlife too! Provide a stimulating workplace 

  Unknown author (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-11-01)

  Well designed artificial wetlands can provide habitats for aquatic plants, birds, fish, frogs and aquatic insects and other little critters on-farm. Designs need to be practical and water use effeceint.
• Communities and People Series: Social and economic analysis of the Warren community" (2009) 

  Unknown author (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2009-04-02)

  Key findings from the study for Warren include:. The Warren population has steadily decline in the past few decades. From 2001]2006, 15% or 1 in 7 people left the Warren local government area.. There was a corresponding ...
• Revegetation - The do 'nothing option' "Retreat" & "Clearview" Emerald 

  Maas, Susan (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2007-06-12)

  Previously cleared country on Graham & Josephine Volck's property has been allowed allowed to naturally regenerate as a means of revegetation. These areas are being recognised for their biodiversity through a Fitzroy Basin ...
• Vetch a legume that increases cotton profits 

  Rochester, Ian (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-05-02)

  Vetch has been grown on commercial cotton farms for several years in most cotton growing regions. To evaluate the benefits of growing vetchDr Ian Rochester and his team at CSIRO Plant Industry in Narrabri have conducted ...
• Biodiversity Series: Terry & Linda Phelps valuing, enjoying and sharing bird life on their farm. 

  Jane Macfarlane (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2008-03-01)

  Rivers provide essential ecosystem services by carrying water, nutrients and even seeds to regenerate our landscapes. Leave riparian land uncultivated to trap sediments and nutrients and keep the rivers clean
• A time series of the Australian cotton industry 1962 to 2012 

  Powell, Janine (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2012-06-28)

  The following data is a time series of both the Australian and World cotton industries. The information is presented visually as a series of graphs
• Vetch improves the productivity of irrigated cotton 

  Rochester, Ian (2004-10-14)

  Vetch is a winter-growing legume being increasingly grown in rotation with cotton. It provides no cash flow but provides substantial benefits in the productivity of the following cotton crops by improving the soil.
• Emergence of Tobacco Streak Virus 

  Sharman, Murray (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2007-12-18)

  The potential impact of to cotton in Australia has not been established however it is currently thought that TSV is unlikely to cause significant disease or losses in CQ. Disease riskmost likely increases with proximity ...
• Modifying storages to save water : The cost of water saved through storage structural modifications 

  Wigginton, David (Cotton Catchment Communities CRC, 2012-01-18)

  A summary of 15 case study scenarios investigating the costs and benefits of storage structural modifications to reduce seepage and evaporation losses
• Sowing decisions with reduced water supplyg 

  Milroy, Steve (Australian Cotton CRC, 2002-06-28)

  Under conditions of reduced water availability, research over a number of years has indicated that optimum area to irrigate is that which allows around 5 to 6 ML per ha for the irrigated crop.

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