Free Webinar: Every Drop Counts now available for viewing
December 15, 2021

All your questions about water answered here:

The second webinar “Every Drop Counts” in Cotton Australia’s series There’s Nothing Conventional About Cotton took a deep dive into water use in the cotton industry.

Our expert panel answered many questions about water consumption, use and efficiencies in the Australian cotton industry, and explained how water is the most vital resource for Australian farmers.

We hope you enjoyed the webinar and took away some valuable information. Below are some links with additional resources, as well as a link to the video clip we shared.

  • Animated video explaining the way water can be watched here
  • Cotton Australia has a great page of information on water and cotton for those who want a deeper dive, check it out here
  • The Australian Cotton Water Story will summarise much of what was covered in the webinar, view it here

Our third webinar, which will investigate biodiversity and the regeneration of Australia’s cotton farms, will be held in February, 2022.

Watch Every Drop Counts here:

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