growers@sgcotton.com.au Roger Tomkins - Greenmount Press

In this issue...
2012 Cotton Grower of the Year
Nigel Corish, ‘Yambocully’,
Goondiwindi has been honoured as
the Monsanto 2012 Cotton Grower
of the Year, at the Annual Australian
Cotton Industry Awards night.
See story ................................................................... Page 12
16th Cotton Conference roundup
After two record seasons in the Australian
cotton industry, it was not surprising that
the 16th Australian cotton Conference
was also a record. There were over 1500
registrations for the Conference held at
the Gold Coast on August 14–16.
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Nutrition Feature
The application of nitrogen fertiliser is
the direct cause of nitrous oxide (N 2 O)
emissions from cropping systems. Nitrous
oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas
(GHG) and has a warming potential 310
times greater than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). Should agricultural
producers choose to take advantage of carbon trading
initiatives, they will need to target and reduce the emission of
greenhouse gases, especially N 2 O emissions.
Stories start .............................................................. Page 27
Detecting and removing contamination
Australian cotton is viewed as a quality
product with little or no contamination
and is usually purchased (at a premium)
to produce high quality, fine count
ring spun yarn. Spinners indicate low
contamination is one of the most
favorable properties associated with Australian fibre quality.
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Mapping deep drainage in lower Namoi
The Murray Darling Basin (MDB) is a prime agricultural region
of southeastern Australia. It accounts for half of all water used
for irrigation in Australia. But there are increasing pressures
on irrigators to improve water use efficiency (WUE) owing to
increasing demands on water for environmental flows, new
mining industries (such as coal seam gas production) and in
some instances to manage shallow water tables.
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Evaluating insecticides for PCS
With the increased adoption of Bollgard II cotton in recent
years, higher levels of pale cotton stainer (PCS) infestations
have been reported from different areas. PCS cause damage
to bolls by inserting their long proboscis to feed on developing
and mature seeds. This feeding activity causes black spots
on the boll, warty growths inside the boll wall and brown
coloured lint. Feeding on seeds results in tight lock, preventing
the lint from fluffing out as the boll opens
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FIRE
SUPPRESSION
UNIT
Our fire suppression systems
are effective, easy to use
and non toxic
Benefits:
u Fits onto existing cotton
pickers.
u No specialised wiring required.
u Comes with an additional back
up system.
How it works:
u System deploys foam in
accumulator and bailer
simultaneously for 60 seconds
and additional time if needed,
depending on the volume of
water in the water tank.
u The system discharges
continuous foam through 4
nozzles to rapidly wet cotton
and surrounding surfaces to
prevent heat generation, thus
allowing time for the operator
to discharge the round bales.
u The system then draws water
from the water tank giving
further suppression. It can use
up to 1300 litres.
Installation:
u System can be purchased
singularly or alternatively, can
be fully installed to the picker
by our team.
u A gauge indicates the system
charge level.
u The system can be recharged
when required.
Contact:
Munro Cotton Pty Ltd
Office – 02 6751 1533
Mobile – 0428 657 033
August–September 2012 The Australian Cottongrower — 3