What kind of industry news and features appear in The Australian Cottongrower?

The Australian Cottongrower, published by Greenmount Press, carries a mix of production, marketing and topical articles for the Australian cotton industry. Its feature coverage falls into four broad types: industry awards and people, supply-chain and manufacturing debates, on-farm production decisions, and industry-organisation news. The current issue (August – September 2026) illustrates each of these.

Awards and people coverage

The magazine reports on industry recognition and leadership changes, which is useful if you follow who is shaping the sector.

• Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year — the 2026 award went to the Brimblecombe family, announced at the Australian Cotton Conference awards dinner. The coverage frames the award around growers, innovators, leaders and researchers "who keep the industry moving forward."
• Cotton Australia leadership — Cotton Australia appointed Matt Linnegar as General Manager, succeeding Michael Murray, who retires in November after 16 years with the organisation.
• Board and program news — new directors joining the Cotton Australia Board, and the 2026 cohort of the Australian Future Cotton Leaders Program graduating ahead of the conference.
• Nuffield Scholars — the 2027 scholars were announced at the National Conference in Darwin, spanning areas from sugarcane to wild-caught prawns.

Supply-chain and industry-issue features

These articles examine structural questions rather than day-to-day farming. A representative example is "Can cotton yarn manufacturing return to Australia?", which notes that Australia grows some of the world's highest-quality cotton yet exports it all as raw fibre before it returns as imported yarn, fabric and finished garments. This is the kind of piece to read if you are interested in where value is added — or lost — along the cotton supply chain.

Production and agronomy articles

The magazine's agronomy content is aimed at growers making practical decisions. "Reduce the guesswork in rainfed planting decisions" addresses dryland or rainfed cotton production, which the article describes as inherently risky because of the number of unknown variables at planting time. Related coverage includes building drought-resilient cropping systems by linking innovative farming practices with historical data.

How the content is organised

The site groups articles into topic categories, which helps if you want to follow one area rather than read issue by issue:

What this means for you

If you want award and personnel news, the feature and "Over The Back Fence" sections cover it. If you want to understand industry-wide debates such as onshore yarn manufacturing, the feature articles are the place to look. If you are a grower after decision-support material, the Agronomy and Crop Protection categories are the most relevant. The current issue is dated August – September 2026, so the news reflects that period; back issues are available through the site's Back Issues section, and full access requires a login or subscription.