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

3. Always
surrounded
by animals

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 

8. Bachelor of
Agricultural
Science

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 . . .

22. So….COTTON IS
EVERYWHERE

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….

34. What are you
wearing?