Central Queensland Cotton Regions

Towns:  Baralaba, Biloela, Capella, Clermont, Comet, Dingo, Emerald, Moura, Rolleston, Springsure, Theodore.

2010-11 Floods - web site links : Theodore  http://theodorerebuilds.com.au
                                                                    The Boston Globe - Australian Flooding
                                                                   Queensland Government Special disaster flood assistance grants (Business and Industry web site)

Weather : Emerald, Theodore

Water Storages:  Fairburn Dam    Sunwater Storage Levels

Cotton Area and Production  Central Highlands (Emerald )  Nb. decline in area due to drought 

Graph Courtesy of Australian Cottongrower Magazine, figures from ABARE


Area and production Dawson Callide (Theodore Biloela) Nb. decline in area due to drought 

Graph Courtesy of Australian Cottongrower Magazine, figures from ABARE


Local Extension Officers:Susan Maas, Lance Pendergast

Latest Regional Cotton Newsletters:

 

 

 

 

 

Date	Region	Issue	Document
08/12/2011	Central Queensland	06		Apple dimpling bugs; What is Pix (mepiquat chloride)? Northern Pix experience – Think Like a Plant
14/11/2011	Central Queensland	05		In season nutrition monitoring
26/10/2011	Central Queensland	04		Day Degree update.Aphid management
13/10/2011	Central Queensland	03		Day Degree update; Cold shocks; Replant considerations; Disease survey coming up
27/09/2011	Central Queensland	02		CLEAN UP LAST YEAR’S COTTON PLANTS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY INDICES; A SNIPPET TO DAZZLE AT THE NEXT PARTY: CottonMaps
12/09/2011	Central Queensland	01		2011/12 Extension Package; Planting Considerations

 

 

Fairburn Dam near Emerald spilling floodwater during January 2008 Flood

 Events relating to Central Queensland

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Events dates: 16/03/2012	Monsanto Cotton Grower of the Year field day	Bullamon Plains, Thallon, Queensland.
Events dates: 19/03/2012 - 21/03/2012	Cotton CRC Science Forum	Crossing Theatre in Narrabri
Events dates: 14/10/2012 - 18/10/2012	16th Australian Agronomy Conference	University of New England