Extension

Did you know?
Stress prior to defoliation (70% open or 4 Nodes above Cracked Boll (NACB)) can cause a reduction in yield and fibre quality.

Staff Involved in Extension

Central Queensland
Susan Maas	Environment Extension Officer (Cotton)	Qld DPI&F	Emerald
Lance Pendergast	Development Extension Officer - RWUE	Qld DPI&F	Emerald

Darling Downs
Jenelle Hare	Development Technical Officer	Qld DPI&F	Dalby QLD
Mark Hickman	Training Coordinator	Qld DPI&F	Toowoomba QLD (national)
Geoff McIntyre	Principal Extension Officer	Qld DPI&F	Dalby QLD
Ingrid Renken		Qld DPI&F	Toowoomba QLD
Duncan Weir	Senior Development Extension Officer (Cotton Grains Farming Systems)	Qld DPI&F	Toowoomba QLD
St George / Dirranbandi
Dallas King		Balonne Agricultural Consultancy	St George QLD

Gwydir


Namoi
Yvette Cunningham	Communications Officer	Cotton CRC	Narrabri NSW (national)
Helen Dugdale	Research Program Coordinator	CRDC	Narrabri NSW (national)
David Larsen	Resource Centre Coordinator	NSW DPI	Narrabri NSW (national)
Stacey Spanswick / Jane Macfarlane	Natural Resource Officer s(CSO)	Namoi CMA	Narrabri NSW
Trudy Staines	Education Officer	Cotton CRC	Narrabri NSW
Kate Lightfoot	Namoi BMP Officer	Cotton CRC	Narrabri NSW

Macquarie & Bourke
Sally Ceeney	Macquarie Regional Cotton Extension Officer	NSW DPI	Warren NSW

Southern NSW
James Hill	Southern Regional Cotton Extension Officer	NSW DPI	Hay NSW

Other
John Stanley	Lecturer -Cotton Production Systems	Agronomy and Soil Science UNE	Armidale NSW (national)