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In the last 10 years the introduction of transgenic cotton and IPM has resulted in a 80% reduction in pesticide use which has had a positive effect on biodiversity in and around cotton.

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Soils Information and Links

SOILpak
Link to SOILpak Manual for Cotton Growers NSW Agriculture Web site.

Healthy Soils Case Studies

Reducing Fertiliser Costs with Vetch
A Merah North case study
July 2008

Sub-surface Drip Irrigation: Improving soil (and water) management
A Narromine, Macquarie Valley, case study July 2008

Long Term Soil Health Monitoring
A 27-year Darling Downs grower case study July 2008

Organic Soil Amendments in Cotton Farming Systems July 2008

Variable Rate application of Fertilisers and Soil Ameliorants following Laser Levelling
A Macquarie Valley case study March 2008

Mycorrhiza after long fallows: is it still there?
A mycorrhizal myth unearthed
August 2007

Bore Water Quality and Rotations in Sustainable Farming Systems
A ‘Beechworth’ Merah North case study August 2007

Crop Rotations in a Dryland Cotton Farming System
A Warra, Darling Downs, case study August 2007

Improving Nitrogen Management and Reducing Greenhouse
Gas Emissions August 2007

Using Electromagnetic Maps to Track Down Deep Drainage
An Auscott Midkin case study August 2007

Soils Publications and Links

	How Far Has Soil Health Come in the Cotton Industry?	July 2007
	Soil Biology -Whats hiding in the ground? Australian Cotton CRC Information Sheet	November 2004
	How do Lachlan Valley cotton soils compare to cotton soils in Northern NSW Article for Australian Cottongrower Magazine	October 2003

Soil Reports

	Accelerating adoption of integrated soil management practices in irrigated cotton and grain Proceedings of a Soil Health Workshop 31 July–1	August 2006
	Soil Health Issues for Australian Cotton Production - A Grower Perspective	October 2005
	Water and Soil Quality, Australian Cotton Industry BMP	December 2005
	Soil Biology Research Review 2006 A review by Cotton Research & Development Corporation and Cotton Catchment Communities CRC (large file 3.5mb)

Healthy Soils Case Studies

Organic Soil Amendments in Cotton Farming Systems

Long Term Soil Health Monitoring
A 27-year Darling Downs grower case study

Sub-surface Drip Irrigation: Improving soil (and water) management
A Narromine, Macquarie Valley, case study

Reducing Fertiliser Costs with Vetch
A Merah North case study

	Reducing Fertiliser Costs with Vetch A Merah North case study	July 2008
	Sub-surface Drip Irrigation: Improving soil (and water) management A Narromine, Macquarie Valley, case study	July 2008
	Long Term Soil Health Monitoring A 27-year Darling Downs grower case study	July 2008
	Organic Soil Amendments in Cotton Farming Systems	July 2008
	Variable Rate application of Fertilisers and Soil Ameliorants following Laser Levelling A Macquarie Valley case study	March 2008
	Mycorrhiza after long fallows: is it still there? A mycorrhizal myth unearthed	August 2007
	Bore Water Quality and Rotations in Sustainable Farming Systems A ‘Beechworth’ Merah North case study	August 2007
	Crop Rotations in a Dryland Cotton Farming System A Warra, Darling Downs, case study	August 2007
	Improving Nitrogen Management and Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions	August 2007
	Using Electromagnetic Maps to Track Down Deep Drainage An Auscott Midkin case study	August 2007