Abstract:
The initiative aims to encourage more young people into the cotton industry by demonstrating the diversity of employment opportunities available within cotton production in Australia. Through the RYIC program, the committee endeavour to strengthen the cotton workforce as one of the predominant and rapidly developing industries of the Moree district.
The Rotary Youth in Cotton camp is an annual event, which has been functioning in the Moree district
for several years, as an initiative of Moree & District Rotary Club and the assistance of local volunteers
working within the cotton industry. The camp is attended by year 10 and 11 high school students from
the north-west region. Participants visit a number of cotton production environments, including
farming properties and cotton gins to interact with people in the many and diverse roles within the
industry, from agronomy, irrigating, machinery operation and maintenance through to research,
extension, marketing and finance.
