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Two young students standing in a fallow paddock

Applications open for 2017 Horizon scholars! (12 January 2017)

Applications for the RIRDC Horizon Scholarship - proudly supported by CRDC - are now open to first-year university students studying agriculture-related degrees.

CRDC partners with Art4Agriculture to find cotton's next Young Farming Champions (9 January 2017)

CRDC has partnered with Art4Agriculture to find cotton's next Young Farming Champions.

Yvonne Chang with Barnaby Joyce and Dr Kim Ritman

Award for young cotton innovator! (2 March 2016)

Yvonne Chang, a cotton research assistant with CSIRO in Narrabri, has been awarded a prestigious ABARES Science and Innovation Award for Young People in Agriculture.

Young cotton researcher wins two prestigious award (5 March 2014)

Dr Alison McCarthy, 28, has been selected as the recipient of two prestigious national awards in recognition of her research into cotton water use efficiency.

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Australian Cotton Integrated Sustainability Report 2025

Date: August 19, 2026

The Australian Cotton Integrated Sustainability Report 2025 outlines industry's sustainability impacts and progress for the to 30 June 2025.

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A life in cotton: honouring an industry pioneer

Date: August 21, 2026

Receiving the 2026 Australian Cotton Industry Service to Industry Award was a fitting tribute to one of the industry’s champions, Allan Williams, who has been a pioneer behind the scenes and in key industry roles for 30 years.