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industry can understand weather and climate, the more able growers will be to take advantage of seasonal and marketing opportunities. CRDC is eager to make sure they keep in touch with the industry to understand growers’ most important weather issues. The investment in Climate Champions by CRDC is part of a larger planned investment in the national Managing Climate Variability R&D (MCV) program. The MCV program is looking at a number of critical issues, including: ■ Improving seasonal forecasting – its accuracy, lead-time and ease of use; ■ Providing farmers with tools and information for managing climate risk; and, ■ Increasing the number of farmers and natural resource managers managing their climate risk. The MCV program has been running for 10 years, and has CONVEY-ALL ® Leading in innovative conveyor designs for over 25 years 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE | FAST & GENTLE HANDLING UP TO 300T PER HOUR | VERY DURABLE & EFFICIENT | LONG LIFE UP TO 120’ LONG UP TO 300 TONNE/HOUR PTO or DIESEL POWERED HIGHLY MANOEUVRABLE TCH 1400/1000 – Huge capacity, PTO or electric, swingaway or drive over hopper available TCH 1085 – 100% self-contained, diesel powered, available with self-propelled kit TCSNH 1045 45’ to 85’ – Totally self-contained unit with hydraulic belt drive and self propelled kit Drive-over Conveyor Hopper – High capacity, ideal for B-doubles and road trains Fast, Gentle Handling Long life, very durable, low power requirements, complete clean-out Contact Roland Schmelzer on 07 3878 9338 or 1800 635 199 or visit us online at www.convey-all.com helped to ensure that the needs of agriculture are incorporated into the on-going development of the models used to make weather forecasts – for example by having forecasts available at both the scale and timing that are most relevant to farmers. CRDC believes that participation by cotton growers in the Climate Champion program will also help to generate ideas for further R&D investment in managing climate variability that are tailored to the needs of cotton growers – for example, improving the robustness of soil temperature forecasting at planting, and prediction of frosts during defoliation. Farmers in the Climate Champion program are improving their communities’ understanding of climate variability and the impacts of increasing variability by talking to other farmers about their successful on-farm management practices. Climate Champion growers have access to the latest weather and climate tools, and are supported through training and some remuneration to look at research, present information about climate research to their networks, showcase their own practices and farming systems, and speak to the media. Growers interested in applying to become a Climate Champion should complete the 10-minute form at www.surveymonkey.com/s/CottonCC. The closing date for nominations is January 18, 2013. For more information contact Allan Williams 02 6792 4088, allan.williams@ crdc.com.au or Sarah Cole (Climate Champion program manager) 07 3846 7111 sarah@econnect.com.au). Harvest BMP handbook available As part of the CRDC-funded Post Harvest BMP project, CSIRO textile technologist, René van der Sluijs has drafted industry harvesting guidelines – Best Practice Management for Harvesting. While the on-farm BMP guidelines touch on harvesting practices, the new guidelines offer in depth information that cover many potential issues that compromise both cotton yield and fibre quality. When harvesting, there can potentially be losses of up to five to 10 per cent and the timing of harvest and other factors can determine the quality of the crop and how it performs in the gin. The guidelines were developed based on a literature review and significant input from people working in the industry. The handbook for cotton harvesting will be available to growers this coming harvest season. Adopting the new harvesting guidelines will deliver significant benefits to cotton growers in terms of cotton yield, fibre quality and farm safety. The guide covers new harvesting technology, the round module-building pickers, and the increasing importance of considering cotton moisture levels in harvesting decisions, module staging, contamination and transport. 8 — The Australian Cottongrower December 2012–January 2013
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