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expand her editorial work on industry publications and mobile APPs. Susan will lead production of the annual Pest Management Guide and the Cotton Production Manual. Prior to taking on this role, Susan was working with Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and the Cotton CRC and her appointment with CRDC is a continuation and expansion of her Biosecurity Specialist role in the D&D Team. While no longer having a direct regional role, Susan’s presence in the area will allow her to maintain close contact with the industry. As the new CRDC representative to Plant Health Australia (PHA) Susan says part of her role entails building relationships within PHA and helping industry to further consider and manage its biosecurity risks. “This will include building awareness within the industry of threats and ensuring there are contingencies in place,” she says. “I’m also really looking forward to another aspect of my role which is to improve linkages between the D&D Team and Crop Consultants Australia (CCA). Consultants are on the ground and are the first to be aware of emerging issues, and are key partners in the delivery of innovation and research.” Pathway to fight diseases of cotton Last season highlighted the communication difficulties that can occur in coordinating enquiries and responses between growers, consultants, industry personnel and researchers from different agencies. A new web-based communication model named PathWAY has been launched to assist disease enquiries. PathWAY was developed by NSW DPI cotton pathologist Dr Karen Kirkby who has a particular interest in improving communication between researchers, growers, extension people and stakeholders. Karen is also a 2012 Future Cotton Leaders participant and says the skills she learned through the program helped her to develop and implement the new communication model. PathWAY works behind the scenes linking a network of cotton professionals across agencies, borders and funding bodies including representatives from NSW DPI, CSD, Queensland DAFF, CRDC, CSIRO and Cotton Australia. It is a transparent model, allowing the network to see what the latest issues are and who has responded. The involvement of pathologists, virologists, researchers, extension people, consultants, and funding body representatives in PathWAY has been very positive. This collaborative network facilitates a co-ordinated approach to grower concerns, and at the same time quantifies disease issues and responses. This data can then be added to a database where the information is made available to the wider cotton industry through extension, publications and new research. For more information, contact Dr Karen Kirkby 02 6799 2454. Water story now available The Australian Cotton Water Story was launched at the recent Australian Cotton Conference by CRDC Chair Mike Logan, Cotton Australia CEO Adam Kay, and CRDC’s Jane Trindall. The publication documents a decade of progress in irrigation research and implementation. Compiled by CRDC the story provides a snapshot of over 80 water research projects, from more than 100 researchers and quantifies the improvements in water use over the past decade. Jane Trindall said that huge advances had been made in irrigation efficiency over the period of the book. “We have been able to document a 40 per cent improvement in cotton water productivity, tied to cotton yields that are twoand-a-half times the world average for quality cotton,” Jane said. “Other key findings included that 70 per cent of irrigators use soil moisture probes, up from 40 per cent in 2006, and 62 per cent of groundwater users regularly monitor water quality, which is up from 20 per in 2006.” The book is divided in to chapters which range from “The Farm”, through to “Wetlands” and from “Water Quality” to “Groundwater”. Copies are available by contacting CRDC. Phil Armytage (Cotton CRC), Mike Logan (CRDC), Adam Kay (Cotton Australia) and Jane Trindall (CRDC) at the launch of the Australian Cotton Water Story. 6 — The Australian Cottongrower August–September 2012
We’re with you from the beginning For over 40 years, Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) has had a proud heritage of supporting Australian Cotton Growers. Being grower owned and controlled, no one knows the needs of the Australian Cotton Grower like CSD. CSD actively invests in local research and breeding to ensure the Australian Cotton Growers are leaders in the field in a competitive global market. Experience, integrity and local knowledge, CSD delivers what Australian Cotton Growers need. For more information on CSD visit www.csd.net.au or phone (02) 6795 0000
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