The CRDC 2013-18 Investment. Innovation. Impact report provides a summary of CRDC's investments and impact under the 2013-18 CRDC Strategic Plan. CRDC invested $95.6 million into 862 RD&E projects during this time, in collaboration with 205 research partners across five priority areas – farmers, industry, customers, people and performance – achieving real impacts for growers. This report highlights these impacts, along with key investments and innovations.
The Winter 2025 edition of Spotlight showcases the latest in cotton research and innovation, headlined by a $13 million project exploring floating solar panels on irrigation storages. This initiative aims to reduce evaporation, generate renewable energy, and enhance drought resilience, tackling three of cotton's challenges – water, energy, and emissions – in one stroke.