8  New cotton CRC gets the nod
10 Innovation in Irrigation - focus for 2005 Trade Show
12 Cotton Grower of the Year farm walk

2005 beltwide report
14 Innovation and application - the competitive edge

21 Uni students invade cotton fields
22 A minute wasp to tackle a big job - control of silverleaf whitefly
24 Behind the scenes leader retires
25 15-inch cotton: Why, where and how's it going?

Processing and Marketing feature
29 Less gin cleaning for better fibre quality
37 Marketplace insights
45 New appointments
46 Cotton swaps for smart growers

48 What's happening in water research this season?
54 Narrabri to host 2005 Australian Cotton Industry Awards
56 WEEDpak on the web has been updated

Leading edge
57 'Seek the sweet spot'
59 NCEA cracks evaporation puzzle

62 10th birthday for Dalby Cottonweek
63 New generation product for heliothis and armyworm adults

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68 Germinating Ideas
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