CottonInfo and Meet Our Team

CottonInfo: Connecting growers with research

Australian cotton growers have always been quick to embrace research and development (R&D), with many of the industry’s major achievements in water use efficiency and pesticide use reduction resulting from the application of research findings on farm.

Ensuring growers know about research results and information is the role of CottonInfo, the Australian cotton industry’s joint extension program, delivered by cotton industry bodies the Cotton Research and Development Corporation, Cotton Australia and Cotton Seed Distributors.

CottonInfo is designed to help growers to improve their productivity, profitability and sustainability via best practice (working hand in hand with myBMP), and helping the industry as a whole become more responsive to emerging, or emergency, issues.

Under the CottonInfo Strategic Plan, there are four primary focuses for CottonInfo for the next five years: • Impr oving the rate and reach of adaption and adoption of R&D; • Enabling successful cotton industry expansion; • Pr eparing the industry to respond to biosecurity threats and assist in the event of natural disasters; and, • Strengthening CottonInfo as an effective extension team and a trusted information source.

The CottonInfo team of regional extension officers, technical leads and myBMP experts can provide you with the latest information, driven by research, on a range of cotton topics.

Talk to the team today for advice on nutrition, soil health, water management, pesticide use efficiency, energy use, carbon, biosecurity, disease and insect management, natural resource management, stewardship and weed control – and more (see team details next page).

For the 2019–20 season, we’re particularly focused on addressing the impact of declining soil health and heavy reliance on inputs, managing irrigation to improve nitrogen use efficiency, and tackling the increased threat of pests, diseases and resistant weeds in cotton growing regions.

For more information, visit our website: www.cottoninfo.com.au.

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Regional Extension Officers

Regional Extension Officers provide cotton research outcomes and information directly to growers, agronomists, consultants and agribusinesses in each region. Contact your local Regional Extension Officer for the latest research, trials and events in your area.

Elsie Hudson Amanda Thomas Andrew McKay

Namoi P: 0458 142 777 E: elsie.hudson@cottoninfo.net.au Macquarie and Bourke P: 0417 226 411 E: amanda.thomas@cottoninfo.net.au Border Rivers, St George, Dirranbandi P: 0407 992 495 E: andrew.mckay@cottoninfo.net.au

Annabel Twine Kieran O’Keeffe Janelle Montgomery Sharna Holman

Darling Downs P: 0447 176 007 E: annabel.twine@cottoninfo. net.au Southern NSW P: 0427 207 406 E: kieran.okeeffe@cottoninfo. net.au Gwydir and Mungindi P: 0428 640 990 E: janelle.montgomery@ cottoninfo.net.au Central QLD P: 0477 394 116 E: sharna.holman@daf.qld. gov.au

Technical Leads

Technical leads are experts in their fields and provide in-depth analysis, information and research to the industry, for the benefit of all growers. Contact the technical leads to learn more about water use efficiency, nutrition, soil health and much, much more.

Eric Koetz Jon Welsh Paul Grundy

Weed Management P: 0413 256 132 E: eric.koetz@dpi.nsw.gov.au Energy and Climate P: 0458 215 335 E: jon@agecon.com.au Integrated Pest Management P: 0427 929 172 E: paul.grundy@daf.qld.gov.au

Stacey Vogel

Natural Resources and Catchments P: 0428 266 712 E: staceyvogel.consulting@gmail.com Sharna Holman

Biosecurity P: 0477 394 116 E: sharna.holman@daf.qld.gov.au René van der Sluijs

Fibre Quality P: 0408 885 211 E: sluijs@optusnet.com.au

Tim Green

Disease Management P: 0477 497 114 E: timothy.green@dpi.nsw. gov.au Ben Crawley Oliver Knox

Irrigation (Technical Support) P: 0439 247 605 E: ben.crawley@dpi.nsw.gov. au Soil Health P: 0490 045 326 E: oknox@une.edu.au Jon Baird

Nutrition P: 0429 136 581 E: jon.baird@dpi.nsw.gov.au

myBMP team

The myBMP team run the industry’s best management practice program, myBMP. Contact the myBMP team to learn more about - or to participate in - myBMP.

Rick Kowitz Nicole Scott Polly Quinn

myBMP Manager P: 0427 050 832 E: rickk@cotton.org.au myBMP Customer Service Officer P: 1800cotton (1800 268 866) E: nicoles@cotton.org.au myBMP Lead Auditor P: 0418 385 656 E: pollygibbons@gmail.com

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