Cotton Australia hands out annual industry awards
16/08/2018
The awards programme recognises excellence and achievement in the country’s cotton industry. The whole supply chain is considered, including growers and ginners, product suppliers, agronomists and researchers.
The 2018 Australian Cotton Industry Awards recipients are:
• Grower of the Year: Brett Corish, Corish Management Pty Ltd.
• High Achiever of the Year: Bernie Bierhoff, farm manager at Avondale Ag
• Young Cotton Achiever of the Year: William Back, Auscott Ltd
• Researcher of the Year: Dr Joseph Foley, Dr Malcolm Gillies and Dr Alison McCarthy, from the University of Southern Queensland
• Service to Industry Award: David Montgomery, Moree
Following the ceremony, Cotton Australia CEO Adam Kay said: “The one thing all the recipients have in common is that they are constantly testing the boundaries of what can be achieved in their respective fields. Whether it’s making improvements to sustainability and water efficiency on farm, delivering crucial new research to farmers, making outstanding contributions to industry or leading the next generation of cotton growers - they’re all making significant advancements.”
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