The Australian Cotton Grower

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The Australian Cottongrower cotton Yearbook provides a complete rundown of all facets of the Australian cotton industry for the 2005–06 season. The 200 page, high quality colour publication gives an in-depth snapshot of the industry. A copy of the Cotton Yearbook should be on the desk of everyone with an interest in the Australian cotton industry.

The Yearbook is posted out free to all Australian subscribers to The Australian Cottongrower magazine and to overseas subscribers on request. It is also on sale in selected newsagents and extra copies are available on request at a cost of $19.80.

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Section 1	Overview
	4 What a scorcher! 7 A year of collaboration and consolidation 14 Cotton industry shines at annual awards 22 Cost control the key in dry years 26 Story of a cotton pioneer 27 Wincott goes from strength to strength
Section 2	The Future
	30 Looking down the biotech pipeline 34 First Australian ethanol crop heralds new industry 36 Climate change to impact on cotton
Section 3	Industry in Figures
	40 Australian production 44 World production 46 Cotton and futures prices 48 Consumption and market share 49 Exports and imports
Section 4	Area Round-up
	52 Macquarie Valley 55 Bourke 57 Namoi Valley 60 Gwydir Valley 63 Southern NSW 66 Macintyre Valley and Mungindi 68 Darling Downs 70 St George and Dirranbandi 72 Dawson–Callide 75 Central Highlands
Section 5	Environment & Education
	78 Cotton farms are for the birds 81 The environmental cost of the drought 83 Tackling the skills shortage 84 Educating young Australians about the cotton industry 85 Choosing a boarding school 86 Some availabale boarding schools 90 A new era in rural training
Section 6	Research & Extension
	92 CSIRO cotton researchers win prestigious award 95 Better cottonseed oil 96 OVERsched centre pivot and lateral move visual tool 97 Ongoing management of whitefly 98 Innovative research the key to the future 99 Extension services workshops 103 The national cotton extension network 104 The cotton extension team 105 Cotton Catchment Communities CRC research projects 108 CRDC research projects summary
Section 7	Processing & Marketing
	114 Australian crop shows it can take the heat 120 Polishing the brand: Post farm-gate BMP 126 FIBREpak to optimise fibre quality 126 Geelong hosts field to fabric course 127 Impact of exchange rates on domestic prices 128 World Commodity Watch 130 Processing organisations 137 Merchants 142 Marketing consultants 144 Independent classing services
Section 8	Industry Organisations
	Major industry organisations 146 Cotton Australia 146 Australian Cotton Industry Council 148 Australian Cotton Growers’ Research Assoc. Associated industry bodies 151 Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia 151 Australian Cotton Ginners’ Assoc. 152 Australian Cotton Shippers’ Assoc. 152 Cotton Agricultural Products Assoc. 152 Cotton Classers’ Association of Australia 153 Cotton Catchment Communities CRC 154 Cotton Research and Development Corporation 155 Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd 156 Groundrig Operators’ Association 156 WinCott Women’s Industry Network – Cotton 158 Cotton consultants 166 Regional cotton grower associations
Section 9	Trade Directory
	172 Reference guide to companies servicing the cotton industry