June - July 2006: Vol. 27, No. 3

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Contents
8 2005-06 seasonal climate review
16 Bad run for weather forecaster: And for farmers
18 Cotton Conference offers something for everyone
22 Reducing maintenance costs of gin lint cleaners
24 Nutrients removed in high yielding cotton crops
30 Training on the agenda at Cotton Australia
32 Cotton Awards finalists announced
33 Impact of cold shock on early cotton plant development
42 Estimating groundwater recharge rate in the lower Macintyre
44 Siphon-less irrigation systems: So how did they perform?
47 Farming practices under centre pivot and lateral move machines
49 Lateral move towards improving water use efficiency
52 Waste not, want not: The classification of cotton gin trash
 
Leading edge
56 Can plant-based moisture sensing improve irrigation scheduling?
   
Regular features
2 Editorial
4 Cotton Research Roundup
   
Marketing
36 World Commodity Watch
38 The World Cotton Market
40 New York Futures
   
58 Classic Tractor Tales: Tractor trends at Trangie
62 Germinating Ideas
65 News & New Products
68 District Reports


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