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Cotton Research and Development Corporation

Higg Index / Cotton LCA

25 October 2024

2 minutes

Participants in the Higg MSI Methodology Cotton Expert Team included 13 member organisations representing global cotton programmes and industry stakeholders.

Cascale Announces New Cotton LCA Methodology for Higg MSI

There’s a new cotton LCA methodology for the Higg Materials Sustainability Index (Higg MSI) promising “unprecedented accuracy and consistency” in assessing the environmental impacts of cotton fibre.

Staff Writer

Cotton Farming / Disease

26 July 2023

2 minutes

Disease is a major priority issue for the Australian cotton industry. It contributes to significant yield losses and undermines long-term confidence in growing cotton. In extreme cases, some growers have opted out of cotton in response to severe and escalating disease pressure.

Australia Launches $10 million Cotton Disease Research Project over 5 Years

Australia's premier research institution Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) has embarked on an ambitious $10 million five-year collaborative approach to disease research to mitigate the economic impacts of disease.

Staff Writer

Cotton Farming / Australian Industry

25 July 2023

3 minutes

Cotton is grown mainly on family farms in inland eastern Australia. In recent years, it has also expanded into parts of Northern Australia.

Australia's Cotton Industry Has Halved Water Usage in Last 25 Years

The Australian cotton industry has made remarkable progress in the last 25 years, with its water consumption dropping by half. The last year also witnessed a record harvest of 5.6 million bales valued at a record $4.6 billion.

Special Correspondent

Cotton Production / Australia

11 July 2023

4 minutes

Higher temperatures and lower rainfall associated with severe drought in 2018–19 saw more evaporation, more plant stress, and more irrigation water needed to grow cotton. All of those factors combined to reduce yields and reduce water use efficiency in that drought year.

Australian Cotton Productivity Increases, GHG Emissions Too Rise 15%

The just released Australian Cotton Sustainability Update 2022 has revealed some critical findings and suggests the way ahead on how it can cotton on to better sustainable ways and profitability with people and planet at centrestage.