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Southern Valleys Cotton Growers Association

Locality: Griffith, New South Wales

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25.01.2022 The SVCGA would like to thank outgoing secretary Eliza Star for all of her hard work and dedication these past 4 years. You have been a fantastic secretary and we appreciate everything you bought to the role including your above and beyond attitude. Thank you Eliza!! SVCGA President Paul Cleton presenting Eliza Star with a small token of our gratitude

25.01.2022 WE NEED YOU! Want to make your voice count ? Or get first hand industry knowledge? Perhaps you have some extra time or skills that you are willing to share Join us at our AGM on the 25th September. Details below.

19.01.2022 AGM Reminder Thursday 24th September 12.30pm. Griffith Leauges Club or virtually via the below link. For more information comment below or email [email protected]

19.01.2022 Applications for the Bayer Aussie Cotton Communities Grant close on the 31st August. Don't miss out. https://www.crop.bayer.com.au//aussie-cotton-farmers-grow-

18.01.2022 The Energy Efficient Communities Program Small Business Grants provides small businesses with grants of up to $20,000 to improve their energy efficiency. Grants may be used for equipment and component improvements, energy audits, feasibility studies and/or energy use and emission monitoring. https://business.gov.au//Energy-Efficient-Communities-Prog

17.01.2022 The NSW Water Minister, Melinda Pavey, will be the guest speaker at the upcoming NSW Farm Writers' virtual seminar on water policy, drought and the Murray-Darli...ng Basin. The webinar is on this Friday, June 5th 2020 at 12.30pm and is free of charge to attend. Growers are invited to login to the webinar to listen the Minister’s views on managing water policy in the modern political landscape. Attendees will be able to ask questions using the Q&A function during the webinar; however, submission of questions to [email protected] by Thursday June 4th is encouraged. Advance questions will be given priority over those submitted on the day. Click here to register https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jxVgakN6QJ-4s6uZ1vzGfQ

14.01.2022 The 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held at 12.30pm at the Griffith Leagues Club this Thursday the 24th September. The meeting will be followed by an optional lunch at 1pm. RSVP is essential and social distancing is encouraged. To RSVP please email [email protected] or Eliza on 0436008200 If you would like to join the Zoom meeting, please follow the below instructions. The virtual meeting will start at approximately 12.40pm. ... Join Zoom Meeting https://olam.zoom.us/j/98917602026 Meeting ID: 989 1760 2026 Passcode: 048462

11.01.2022 There are a handful of tickets remaining for Tuesday’s Women in Cotton and Rice Event. Get your Zen fix with a 45 minute yoga session thanks to Riverina Yoga Studio and be empowered by Jo Palmer. We can’t wait!

09.01.2022 Did you know Hay is 1 of the 100 communities in Australia that grow cotton? In the grand scheme of things, Australia is a relatively minor global cot...ton producer, but in a good year, we're the third largest exporter of the fibre. Cotton’s strength and absorbency makes it an ideal fabric to make clothes and homewares, and industrial products, uniforms and other types of clothing. One 227kg bale alone can produce 215 pairs of denim jeans, 250 single bed sheets, 750 shirts, 1,200 t-shirts, 3,000 nappies, 4,300 pairs of socks, 680,000 cotton balls, or 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts!!!! The end of June generally marks the end of the cotton harvest in our region which means growers will soon start sewing rotating crops such as faba beans, chickpeas, maize and wheat, which helps to minimise pests and diseases, reduce pesticide use, retain soil moisture levels, build and maintain healthy soils, and better manage soil nutrients. Take a look out the car window next time you're driving towards Hay on The Cobb Highway to see it all in action! #theplainsarecalling See more

06.01.2022 New free resource for primary school students now available on the Cotton Classroom with hands-on activities and inspired STEM projects. Visit the Cotton Australia website to learn about the industry and download lesson plans and resources for both primary and secondary classrooms. Suitable for teachers, parents or carers, these curriculum-linked resources are aimed to engage, educate and excite young minds.... If you require any further information or if you would like to organise a facetime/zoom/skype meeting, Cotton Australia's Southern Regional Manager Kylie Edwards is available to help and can be contacted on 0427390393. #DiscoverAussieCotton #CottonClassroom

05.01.2022 Due to the announcements in relation to COVID-19 we are postponing Women, Wine and Yoga until further notice. We thank you for your understanding.Due to the announcements in relation to COVID-19 we are postponing Women, Wine and Yoga until further notice. We thank you for your understanding.

05.01.2022 With defoliation just around the corner the Cotton Industry is reminding all growers, consultants and applicators to be vigilant when applying harvest aids this... season. With reduced hectares of cotton across the valley’s, we will have the opportunity to allow for optimum conditions for applying harvest aids. We have the advantage of the improved crop mapping platform https://crop.satamap.com.au/, where it has the function of identifying sensitive crops in our regions. We encourage farmers to use this platform to share ALL crops in your area. Although we hope that all crops are recorded on this platform, we still encourage you to refer to your PAMP (pre-season meetings with neighbours) and communicate with those around you in this time. Please continue to update SataCrop with every planting following the recent rain we have had. For more info visit https://cottoninfo.com.au//defoliation-what-do-consultants

04.01.2022 We must all play our part to slow and stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. Cotton Australia urges everyone in our industry and communities to follow the ...health advice and rules being implemented by the government. As has been said multiple times, this is a period of great uncertainty for us all; but by practicing social distancing and following the other advice that has been given, we give ourselves the best chance of staying healthy. For the latest information, click these links Commonwealth health advice/information https://www.health.gov.au/heal/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov NSW Government advice/information https://www.health.nsw.gov.au//dise/Pages/coronavirus.aspx QLD Government advice/information http://conditions.health.qld.gov.au//217/838/novel-coronav Advice for employers https://www.health.gov.au//coronavirus-covid-19-informatio

02.01.2022 We were saddened to hear about the devastating fire in #mungindi. To help raise money for the temporary supermarket, we have issued a challenge to CGA Presidents so we can help the #community get back on their feet. Thank you to President Jen Paul Cleton for kicking off the challgene. As Cleto was unable to complete the challenge, the SVCGA will be donating $1000 to the Mungindi Progress Association Fire Appeal.