The current, first edition of the Best Management Practices Manual was developed as part of the joint research program"Minimising the Impacts of Pesticides on the Riverine Environment'', which was funded by the Cotton Research & Development Corporation, the Land & Water Resources Research & Development Corporation and the Murray-Darling Basin Commission. The continued development and implementation of the Manual is being overseen by an industry "BMP Management Group", which has representatives from the Australian Cotton Growers Research Association, CRDC, the CRC and Cotton Australia. The current edition focuses on pesticides management, with sections on farm design and management, pesticide storage and handling, application of pesticides and integrated pest management.