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Introducing Agriculture: An Overview of Cotton Farming
- 1. Let me introduce you to Agriculture Firstly, let me tell you a little about me
- 2. I grew up in Exeter in the Southern Highlands, 2 hrs south of Sydney
- 4. And working with them
- 5. My Gap Year . . . NewCastle Waters Station NT
- 6. About the place @ NewCastle Waters. . .
- 7. I could have stayed but decided it was time to learn other things
- 9. Animal Architect Landcare Nutrition Farm Owner manager What could I possibly do with that ? Advisor TEACHER Researcher Agricultural Agronomist Science Degree Engineer Journalist Livestock Politician Trader Grain Trader Rural Banking Parks and recreation Fashion officer
- 10. As well as going to University, I do a couple of other things . . . .
- 11. . . . . I’m an athlete
- 12. . . . the Army Reserve
- 13. One of the things I am most passionate about is . . . .
- 14. The YOUNG FARMER COUNCIL
- 15. Growing the best
- 16. The NSW Young Farmer Council represents young people who love agriculture! Including: Social events Skill challenges Competitions Training Education Political forums ..and much more
- 17. I have worked in many areas but the area which I will talk to you about today is COTTON . . . . Here is just a sneak peak
- 19. Everywhere you look there is COTTON
- 20. The common things . . . .
- 21. The NOT so common things . . .
- 23. How does this Become this
- 24. 1. Early stage Cotton seed planted. With the correct: Science Soil conditions Fertiliser Management Water (rain or irrigated) Hopefully it grows!!! The plant increases in height and width Cotton is CONSTANTLY monitored
- 25. A beautiful white 2. flower forms followed by a pinky/purpley flower. Flowering/ This produces a boll stage ‘boll’ - a green bud which gradually matures and opens Cotton plant is defoliated and finally ready for picking. Planting to harvesting takes 6-7 months.
- 26. Picking 3. Picker picks the cotton Empty’s into chaser bin Which empty’s into module builder Module builder compacts cotton Tractor moves forward and pops out a cotton module
- 27. As input COSTS for farming INCREASE And prices back to farmers DECREASE As well as INCREASING labour and machinery costs Farmers must be the most EFFICIENT and the most TECHNOLOGICALLY advanced to evolve with these changes As an example… Engineers, researchers, scientists and farmers Have created something that can do all of what was shown in the previous slide . . . IN ONE MACHINE
- 28. The COTTON ROUND BALER Picks it Compacts it Wraps it Spits it out All while it is still moving!
- 29. How Ok, Now this lets get back to… Becomes this
- 30. The ‘GINNING’ Process 4. Separates seed from cotton Cleans it Grades it into different quality Compacts it further into ‘bales’ Cotton is sold as BALES (227kg)
- 31. Almost all parts of the cotton plant are used in some way Australia exports cottonseed to Japan, Korea, China, Saudi Arabia and the USA. Australia and Egypt produce the best quality cotton in the world
- 32. The fibre from one 227kg cotton bale can produce 215 pairs of jeans 250 single bed sheets 750 shirts 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts 1,200 t-shirts 3,000 nappies, 4,300 pairs of Or 680,000 socks cotton balls
- 33. So….