News

15 Jun
Cotton Conference Program Taking Shape As Numbers Build
While wet weather may have hampered picking across many of the cotton valleys, high prices and good water security has organisers expecting a record number of delegates at this year’s Cotton Conference. To be held on the ...

06 Jun
Cotton Australia Educator and Student Scholarships Available
Connecting students and educators to our industry is paramount in ensuring Australia has a strong and vibrant cotton sector. Cotton Australia is offering a range of scholarships to Conference for educators and students ...

17 May
Meet Us Down at Innovation Alley
As the anticipation builds across the industry for the 2022 Australian Cotton Conference, CRDC is planning a new initiative – Innovation Alley. Ruth Redfern, CRDC’s Executive Manager Communications, has been ...

29 Apr
Sneak Peak at Conference Agenda
A summary draft of the Conference program has been released today. Conference Program Coordinator Guy Roth has been busy scheduling topics and speakers in plenary and concurrent sessions and while there is still much to ...

13 Apr
Yalari Indigenous Education Organisation Chosen As Conference Charity
Australian Cotton Conference Chair Hamish Macintyre has made his pick for this year’s Conference charity, with Yalari set to benefit from the generosity of the Australian cotton industry. Yalari offers quality, secondary ...

13 Apr
Conference Agenda Taking Shape Around Theme “Here for Good”
Following the latest Committee meeting on the Gold Coast, the agenda for Conference is taking shape with sessions, speakers and topics identified from across industry. Kicking off with award winning speaker and business ...

04 Mar
Double the Celebrations for Australian Cotton Industry in 2022
Australian cotton growers will have double the reason to celebrate in 2022 with nominations called for this year’s awards while the 2021 winners and nominees will be recognised for their excellence after a year of COVID ...

02 Mar
2022 Australian Cotton Conference Officially Launched
After a few years of disruptions due to the pandemic the Australian Cotton Conference is back in 2022 with a program expected to engage, challenge and unite this important agricultural industry at time of great ...

09 Dec
Date for 2022 Conference Announced
With some false starts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian Cotton Conference Committee is very pleased to announce the dates for your in-person event next year. Please stay tuned for updates and news from March ...

24 Jul
Boyce Chartered Accountants and CRDC Release Interim 2018 Crop Profitability Analysis
Boyce Chartered Accountants is pleased to announce its 2018 interim profitability results for the irrigated cotton industry, ahead of the 2018 Australian Cotton Conference. These interim results highlight another great ...

22 Jun
Scholarships Available For Educators, University and High School Students
Cotton Australia is offering educators and students assistance to attend the Australian Cotton Conference, to be held on the Gold Coast from 7-9 August this year. “This is part of our broader education program that is ...

28 May
New Initiative Launched to Profile Innovative Startups at Australian Cotton Conference
The Cotton Research and Development Corporation and the 2018 Australian Cotton Conference have teamed up to offer innovative startup businesses a chance to showcase their ideas to over 2000 delegates during the ...

16 May
2018 Australian Cotton Industry Awards Finalists Announced
Cotton growers, researchers and industry members from cotton-growing regions across NSW and Queensland are amongst the finalists for this year’s Australian Cotton Industry Awards – to be announced during the 2018 ...

10 May
Australian Cotton Conference Committee Meets
Your cross-industry Australian Cotton Conference Committee met in Brisbane last week to finalise the program and speakers, delegates gifts and a number of new initiatives such as Start Up Alley and a refreshed Fashion ...

29 Mar
5 Good Reasons to Attend Conference
In case you still need convincing that attending the Australian Cotton Conference will be one of the best things you do all year, here’s what our delegates tell us are the best bits: Networking. Almost everyone ...

29 Mar
Registrations Open for 2018 Australian Cotton Conference
2018 Australian Cotton Conference organisers have been “Pushing Boundaries” in preparation for this years’ event, 7-9 August on the Gold Coast with registrations now open via a brand new website. Following a Committee ...

01 Mar
Conference Committee Meets on the Gold Coast
Your Conference Committee, with representation from across industry, met on the Gold Coast recently to further develop the program and make plans for the 2018 event. The Committee had an update on sponsorships and the ...

12 Feb
2018 Australian Cotton Industry Awards to applaud innovation within the industry
Nominations have opened for the 2018 Australian Cotton Industry Awards, which recognise excellence and high achievement throughout the supply chain. Cotton Australia has called for nominations to the Awards, which can be ...

23 Jan
2018 Australian Cotton Conference Launched
Organisers of the 2018 Australian Cotton Conference have posed themselves a mammoth challenge – to beat the 1,956 delegate registrations achieved in 2016 – which would make this year’s Conference the largest cotton ...

11 Jan
Two Keynote Speakers Announced
Acclaimed international futurist Thomas Frey, and UN Peacekeeper Martina Jewell and the first presenters to be locked in as guest speakers for the 2018 Australian Cotton Conference. Opening the Conference will be Thomas ...