FAQs
Am I eligible for Cotton Choices™?
The Cotton Choices™ program applies to:
- Cotton containing Bayer Bollgard® 3 and/or Roundup Ready Flex® Techologies
- Southern Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria
- Associated Roundup Ready Flex unsprayed refuge crops (equal to 5% of Bollgard 3 area as per the trait’s RMP requirements)
- Central Queensland
- Associated Roundup Ready Flex unsprayed refuge crops (equal to 5% of Bollgard 3 area or 10% of Bollgard 3 area planted after 1 November as per the trait’s RMP requirements).
What about my refuge crops?
Southern Queensland and New South Wales
- You can select a Cotton Choices option for your Roundup Ready Flex unsprayed refuge crops (equal to 5% of Bollgard 3 area as per the trait’s RMP requirements).
- Roundup Ready Flex crops that are not planted as part of a refuge, or are over 5% of the Bollgard 3 area are also not eligible for Cotton Choices selections; standard technology fees and payment terms apply.
- Fully sprayed Roundup Ready Flex refuges are not eligible for Cotton Choices selections; standard technology fees and payment terms apply.
Central Queensland
- You can select a Cotton Choices option for your Roundup Ready Flex unsprayed refuge crops (equal to 5% of Bollgard 3 area or 10% of Bollgard 3 area planted after 1 November as per the trait’s RMP requirements).
- Roundup Ready Flex crops that are not planted as part of a refuge, or are over 5% of the Bollgard 3 area or 10% of the Bollgard 3 area if planted after 1 November are also not eligible for Cotton Choices selections; standard technology fees and payment terms apply.
- Fully sprayed Roundup Ready Flex refuges are not eligible for Cotton Choices selections; standard technology fees and payment terms apply.
What are the standard technology fees?
Technology Type | Price/hectare* |
Bollgard 3 / Roundup Ready Flex | $420 |
Roundup Ready Flex | $79 |
*Price excludes GST
What cotton growing area applies to me?
The below map shows the separation of cotton growing areas. Above the line is classified as Central Queensland and below the line is Southern Queensland and New South Wales