Print This Page2010 marks the 5th Monsanto cotton grower of the year award
Australian cotton growers are the worlds most productive and resource efficient, and there are many people working quietly for the benefit of the industry and the cotton growing regions of Australia. The Monsanto cotton grower of the year award aims to recognize excellence, commitment and innovation and give a profile to the people and their stories.
The Monsanto Grower of the Year award will be announced at a presentation and dinner as part of the Cotton Conference. The finalists for the Monsanto Grower of the Year award are:
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Glenn and Julie Bischof, “Arrawatta”, Warra QLD
A flexible, professional farm business that experiments with new farming practices to maximise water use efficiency, soil health and profitability. -
John Norman, “Kalanga”, Toobeah QLD
Aiming to be in the top 20% of cotton production in everything they do, this farm uses cutting edge technology and industry best practice to enhance every field’s ability to capture moisture, maximising water use efficiency both in crop and fallow. -
Andrew Ruhmann and Alan Manwaring, “Battery Hill”, Gunnedah NSW
Adopting soft chemical options and no-till farming to focus on reducing production costs for maximum profitability, with all decisions founded in on-farm research. -
Ian and Georgina Gourley, “Blue Hills”, Narrabri NSW
Dryland cotton operation using water flow maps to plan fields, a very soft chemistry approach to maximise beneficial insect populations and reduce the number of sprays and the extensive use of technology to minimise costs and make inputs work more efficiently.
For more information on the industry awards visit www.cottonaustralia.com.au.
Visit us at Cotton Conference
Monsanto is exhibiting at this year’s Australian Cotton Conference and as always, we are proud to support this major industry event. The cotton conference is an opportunity for people across the cotton industry to connect and share information. Such networking is the key to the continued success of the industry.
Come and visit our display, we can have a chat 2010/11 Cotton Choices™ program, the huge interest in dryland cotton and our stewardship program. We look forward to seeing you at the Australian Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast from the 10th to the 12thof August.
