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Get your cotton off to a FastStart™.
Achieve an optimum plant stand with the best practice planting guidelines developed for Australian cotton growers.
Tools & calculators
Everything you need at planting — gathered into one place so you don't have to go hunting.
FastStart™ Weather Network
Make timely crop management decisions using real-time weather data and forecasts.
Open tool →Green Light for Planting
Get the green light for planting — assess planting conditions with the traffic light system.
Open tool →Cotton Replant Calculator
Evaluate your replant options and make informed decisions with the replant calculator.
Open tool →Variety Performance
Discover the performance results of varieties across different cotton growing regions in Australia.
Open tool →Designed for the next generation of agronomy leaders.
Accelerate your cotton capabilities through the FastStart™ Cotton Pathways Program.
Get accredited in cotton establishment.
A free, CCA-accredited online training module on best-practice cotton crop establishment.
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Research & development
A snapshot of what FastStart™ is funding — each project delivering practical outcomes growers can use.
Seedbed conditions and cotton establishment
Poor crop establishment compromises productivity and may necessitate the expense of replanting. In cool regions, production can be limited by the need to replant due to prolonged cold conditions.
Read the full report →Can we induce thermo-tolerance in cotton by regulating ethylene biosynthesis?
Ethylene regulates key plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses. Cotton plants produce ethylene throughout their life, accelerated by various growth and environmental factors.
Read the full report →Cotton establishment challenges: rotations in the southern region
Examining problems with cotton emergence in southern growing areas — focused on the interaction between cotton emergence and crop rotations, particularly rice and cotton in the Murrumbidgee and Coleambally Irrigation Areas.
Read the full report →News & what's coming up
FastStart™ Cotton Pathways Program accelerates capability of emerging agronomists
Expressions of Interest are open for Australia’s next generation of cotton agronomy leaders to take part in the 2026 FastStart™ Cotton ...
‘Cowboy’ rides back into FastStart™ Cotton Establishment Awards
John Cameron, a cotton grower fondly known as ‘Cowboy’, has returned to the winners’ circle in the annual FastStart™ Cotton Establishment ...
Regional winners turn cotton tools to their establishment advantage
Eleven growers from across Australia have been named as regional winners and finalists in the 2023-24 FastStart™ Cotton Establishment ...
Got a question about cotton establishment?
The FastStart™ team is here to help. Email us, or contact your local Syngenta or CSD representative.