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In 2024, CRDC launched the Australian Cotton Disease Collaboration (ACDC), a groundbreaking $13 million RD&E program. In this article from CRDC Spotlight Spring 2025, we bring you an update on ACDC's investments, intended impact and linkages with CottonInfo.

Australian cotton growers are set to reap the benefits of digital farming, thanks to a new secure, centralised data platform that will boost efficiency, strengthen traceability and deliver the transparency that today’s market demands.

Congratulations to Grace Griffiths: the 2025 CRDC Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of the Year, just announced at tonight's cotton industry awards in Toowoomba.

The leaders of Cotton Australia and CRDC will tour cotton valleys across July, August and September to seek feedback from growers and industry on a number of topics that together will shape the industry’s future.

The Australian-first research project installing floating solar panels on irrigation dams to mitigate evaporation and generate energy has featured on ABC's Country Hour.

The Australian: "A group of scientists and economists are offering a win-win for farmers in a $13m project using solar panels to capture – and simultaneously block – the sun."

An Australian-first research project installing floating solar panels on irrigation dams could revolutionise irrigated agriculture by mitigating evaporation and generating energy.

CRDC is on the lookout for a dynamic Innovation Broker to join the team, managing a pivotal portfolio of R&D investments under our strategic plan, Clever Cotton.

Today, on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we recognise and thank all of the women who are leading world-first scientific research and innovation to make the Australian cotton industry among the most sustainable in the world.