What Topics Does The Australian Cottongrower Cover?

The Australian Cottongrower, published by Greenmount Press, covers the full production and business cycle of the Australian cotton industry — from agronomy and post-harvest handling through to equipment, crop protection, water, sustainability, business and supply chain, and broader industry issues. It is aimed at growers, researchers, and industry professionals who need practical, production-focused information rather than general news.

Topic categories on the site

The publication organises its content into clearly labelled categories, which gives a reliable picture of its coverage:

The counts indicate where the editorial weight sits: crop protection, industry issues, and equipment/technology carry the most articles, while water and business/supply chain are smaller but still dedicated sections.

What each category covers in practice

Agronomy and post-harvest

Agronomy and Post Harvest together form the core production content. A representative example from the current issue is "Reduce the guesswork in rainfed planting decisions," which addresses the risk and unknown variables in dryland or rainfed cotton production — a practical, decision-oriented agronomy topic.

Equipment, technology and crop protection

Equipment & Technology and Crop Protection are the two largest technical sections. These cover machinery, technology adoption, and pest and disease management relevant to cotton growing.

Water, irrigation and sustainability

Water & Irrigation and Environment & Sustainability are smaller sections but address two areas of ongoing industry importance — irrigation management and environmental practices.

Business, supply chain and industry issues

Business & Supply Chain and Industry Issues cover the commercial and structural side of the industry. A current example is "Can cotton yarn manufacturing return to Australia?", which examines why Australian-grown cotton leaves the country as raw fibre and returns as imported yarn, fabric, and garments — a supply chain and value-adding question.

Industry news and people

Beyond technical categories, the publication carries industry news and profiles. Recent items include:

• The Brimblecombe family being named 2026 Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year
• Cotton Australia appointing Matt Linnegar as new General Manager
• 2027 Nuffield Scholars announced at the National Conference in Darwin
• Graduation of the 2026 Future Cotton Leaders cohort
• New directors joining the Cotton Australia Board

This mix means the site functions as both a technical production resource and an industry record.

Who it is relevant for

If your interest is in on-farm cotton production — planting decisions, pest management, machinery, irrigation — the Agronomy, Crop Protection, Equipment & Technology, and Water & Irrigation sections are the most directly useful.

If your interest is in the wider industry — policy, leadership, research, supply chain, and value-adding — the Industry Issues, Business & Supply Chain, and news items are the relevant areas.

Access notes

The site provides a Subscribe link and a log-in option, and lists Back Issues, Contact, Advertise, and About sections. The current issue shown is August – September 2026, described as "Production, marketing and topical articles for the Australian Cotton industry." Whether specific articles are free to read or require a subscription is not stated in the available information, so check the Subscribe page directly if access matters to you.