2009 Cotton Yearbook: Vol. 30, No. 5

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Contents
 
Section 1 - Overview
4 Water on the brain
4 Cotton production estimates
6 Change and consolidation - the year in review
12 Cotton's high achievers
   
2009 Farm Study Tours
16 Things are big in Brazil
17 Farming in the New World
18 Vietnam: Land of diversity
   
20 Cotton Trade Show makes a comeback in '09
21 Rural woman of the year
22 First meeting of the new Cotton Australia
   
Section 2 - The future
24 Ord Stage 2 ready to go... really
27 Big job for Northern Land and Water Taskforce
28 Future cotton leaders ready to face a changing industry
30 Safe seed: Food for thought in cotton fields
   
Section 3 - The industry in figures
34 Australian production
37 World production
39 Cotton and futures prices
41 Consumption and market share
42 Exports and imports
 
Section 4 - Area round-up
44 Macquarie Valley
47 Bourke
48 Namoi Valley
52 Gwydir Valley
54 Southern NSW
56 Border Rivers
58 Darling Downs
60 St George and Dirranbandi
62 Dawson-Callide
64 Central Highlands
66 Burdekin
 
Section 5 - Water Matters
68 Getting the balance right about water
70 Irrigation technology ready to cut water use
72 Longacres gas conversion
73 Using technology to save water in the US
76 Cotton water storage snapshot
   
Section 6 - Environment & Education
80 Cotton Enviro reader competition
82 Boost to Cotton CRC's Cotton Production Course
84 Higher education agreement enhances agricultural sector
86 Schools servicing the cotton industry
88 Auscott Scholarship program
90 Complete success for 'Complete Cotton'...
   
Section 7 - Research & Extension
92 CRDC Board meets in the Burdekin
92 Crop rotation guide for new farming systems
94 The cotton extension team
96 Cotton Catchment Communities CRC research projects
101 CRDC research projects summary
   
Section 8 - Processing & Marketing
106 FIBREpak, new guide to improve cotton quality
106 World cotton trade falls
108 Good quality results for 2008-09 crop
110 Mill survey identifies demand trends
112 World Commodity Watch
114 Processing organisations
119 Marketing consultants
120 Merchants
122 Independent classing services
   
Section 9 - Industry Organisations
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Major industry organisations
124 Australian Cotton Industry Council
124 Cotton Australia
126 Australian Cotton Growers' Research Assoc.
Associated industry bodies
126 Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia
126 Australian Cotton Ginners' Assoc.
127 Australian Cotton Shippers' Assoc.
127 Cotton Agricultural Products Assoc.
127 Cotton Classers' Association of Australia
128 Cotton Catchment Communities CRC
129 Cotton Research and Development Corporation
129 Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd.
130 Crop Consultants Australia
132 WinCott Women's Industry Network - Cotton
134 Regional cotton grower associations
   
Section 10 - Trade Directory
146 Reference guide to companies servicing the cotton industry


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