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Chris Cosgrove

@_chriscosgrove

Australian agrifood sustainability specialist, using sustainability to find win-wins for companies, people and the environment. YA sust-fi author: Taberna.

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I like your intent ⁦Coles Supermarkets⁩, but plastic bottles can be recycled endlessly as … plastic bottles. Turning them into clothes breaks that cycle and send them to landfill or ocean as microplastics. To be #circular, why not recycle biodegradable, natural, renewable fibres?

I like your intent ⁦<a href="/Coles/">Coles Supermarkets</a>⁩, but plastic bottles can be recycled endlessly as … plastic bottles. 
Turning them into clothes breaks that cycle and send them to landfill or ocean as microplastics. 
To be #circular, why not recycle biodegradable, natural, renewable fibres?
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Just in case you needed more evidence of the perverse outcomes of carbon farming. A market that rewards the worst managers is the opposite of a well designed market.

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It all starts with the soil! Today is #WorldSoilDay. CRDC, Cotton Australia & CottonInfo #soilhealth expert Dr Oliver Knox (OK Soil) created this simple soil health framework to help #cotton growers make better soil management decisions: crdc.com.au/sites/default/… #ausag

It all starts with the soil! Today is #WorldSoilDay. CRDC, <a href="/CottonAustralia/">Cotton Australia</a> &amp; <a href="/CottonInfoAust/">CottonInfo</a> #soilhealth expert Dr Oliver Knox (<a href="/CottonHubUNE/">OK Soil</a>) created this simple soil health framework to help #cotton growers make better soil management decisions: crdc.com.au/sites/default/… #ausag
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CRDC's next #research, #development & #extension plan is being built & we need your input #cotton growers! The plan will guide all of CRDC's 2023-28 investment. Here's a snapshot of the research we intend to focus on for the next 5yrs: have your say here > crdc.com.au/strategicplan

CRDC's next #research, #development &amp; #extension plan is being built &amp; we need your input #cotton growers! The plan will guide all of CRDC's 2023-28 investment. Here's a snapshot of the research we intend to focus on for the next 5yrs: have your say here &gt; crdc.com.au/strategicplan
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2 simple principles for #soilhealth: protect soil habitat and feed soil organisms! View the soil health framework here: bit.ly/soil_health_fr…

2 simple principles for #soilhealth: protect soil habitat and feed soil organisms! 
View the soil health framework here: bit.ly/soil_health_fr…
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Today is #WorldWaterDay. Here are some facts about Australian cotton you might not know 🌏💧🌱 Our goal is to continuously increase our water use efficiency, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. #WorldWaterDay2023 #ausag #agchatoz #auspol #sustainableagriculture

Today is #WorldWaterDay. Here are some facts about Australian cotton you might not know 🌏💧🌱 

Our goal is to continuously increase our water use efficiency, in line with the <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> Sustainable Development Goals.

#WorldWaterDay2023 #ausag #agchatoz #auspol #sustainableagriculture
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Thrilled to be working on this ambitious project. We’re taking a progress over perfection approach to try to cut through inconsistency of global standards, and create an evidence-based method that meets customer expectations while making sense in an Australian context

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- Cotton's water use efficiency doubles 💧 - A new tool to calculate on-farm #carbon emissions 🌏 - And setting #nativeveg targets with growers 🌱 This and much, much more in our latest Spotlight magazine: out today > crdc.com.au/publications/s… #ausag #agchatoz #cotton23 #cotton

- Cotton's water use efficiency doubles 💧 
- A new tool to calculate on-farm #carbon emissions 🌏 
- And setting #nativeveg targets with growers 🌱
This and much, much more in our latest Spotlight magazine: out today &gt; crdc.com.au/publications/s… 
#ausag #agchatoz #cotton23 #cotton
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Congratulations on publishing this Renee. You’re a fantastic advocate for agricultural sustainability. I look forward to reading.

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The Fitzroy Partnership for #River Health has just released its 2023 #stewardship report, featuring Emerald #cotton grower Graham Volck's approach to protecting this precious resource. Read more > riverhealth.org.au/sustainable-co… #water #wateruseefficiency #sustainability #ausag #agchatoz

The Fitzroy Partnership for #River Health has just released its 2023 #stewardship report, featuring Emerald #cotton grower Graham Volck's approach to protecting this precious resource. Read more &gt; riverhealth.org.au/sustainable-co… #water #wateruseefficiency #sustainability #ausag #agchatoz
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The 2022 Aust #cotton sustainability update has just been released by CRDC & Cotton Australia. Read our progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals & a #sustainable cotton industry > crdc.com.au/publications/a… #ausag #agchatoz #sustainability #transparency #accountability

The 2022 Aust #cotton sustainability update has just been released by CRDC &amp; <a href="/CottonAustralia/">Cotton Australia</a>. Read our progress towards the <a href="/UN/">United Nations</a> Sustainable Development Goals &amp; a #sustainable cotton industry &gt; crdc.com.au/publications/a…
#ausag #agchatoz #sustainability #transparency #accountability
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#ICYMI: CRDC & Cotton Australia released Aust #cotton's 2022 sustainability update this week. Here's a snapshot of our nine key #sustainability focus areas & our performance against them. For the full report > crdc.com.au/publications/a… #ausag #agchatoz #transparency #accountability

#ICYMI: CRDC &amp; <a href="/CottonAustralia/">Cotton Australia</a> released Aust #cotton's 2022 sustainability update this week. Here's a snapshot of our nine key #sustainability focus areas &amp; our performance against them. For the full report &gt; crdc.com.au/publications/a…
#ausag #agchatoz #transparency #accountability
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The Fitzroy River Health Partnership has today toured #cottongrower Graham Volck’s farm to hear about best practice #cotton: reducing pesticides, improving water efficiency & monitoring quality, revegetating less productive areas, biodiversity for pest control #sustainability

The Fitzroy River Health Partnership has today toured #cottongrower Graham Volck’s farm to hear about best practice #cotton: reducing pesticides, improving water efficiency &amp; monitoring quality, revegetating less productive areas, biodiversity for pest control #sustainability
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💻GROWER WEBINAR💻 In an Australian first, the #cotton industry is exploring if an industry scale assessment of natural + social capital value is feasible + beneficial. A short webinar will be held next wk 21/9 > for more details + register click here: bit.ly/3QKyac7

💻GROWER WEBINAR💻

In an Australian first, the #cotton industry is exploring if an industry scale assessment of natural + social capital value is feasible + beneficial.
A short webinar will be held next wk 21/9 &gt; for more details + register click here: bit.ly/3QKyac7
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Cotton growers (and other farmers) - jump on this 30 min webinar at 12.30 today to hear me talk natural & social capital 101, how you can be involved in this ambitious cotton industry work & how you can use it for your own farm in future. #Sustainability

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Did you celebrate #WorldCottonDay on the 7th? Did you #soilyourundies to investigate your soil health and prepare for #wolrdsoilsday? Whether you did or not, we (Chris Cosgrove and Cotton Australia ) had a nice article come out in Cotton Outlook (p17) cotlook.com/.../10/World-C…

Did you celebrate #WorldCottonDay on the 7th? Did you #soilyourundies to investigate your soil health and prepare for #wolrdsoilsday?
Whether you did or not, we (<a href="/_chriscosgrove/">Chris Cosgrove</a> and <a href="/CottonAustralia/">Cotton Australia</a> ) had a nice article come out in Cotton Outlook (p17)
cotlook.com/.../10/World-C…