150 cotton growers and industry supporters gathered last Friday night at the Goondiwindi Race Club to celebrate the 2024/2025 cotton season.

Organised by the Macintyre Valley Cotton Field Day Committee, the awards recognised the achievements of growers and those who support the event.

The Best Irrigated Yield and the overall Cotton Farm of the Year went to Australian Food and Fibre’s Karamba, managed by Will Carrigan, with a top yield of 17 bales per hectare.

The Top Dryland Award went to Will Coulton, Getta Getta, with a yield of 5.46 b/ha, and the Water Efficiency Award went to Corish Management, Mundine, managed by Jeremy Beeston.

The Young Achiever of the Year went to Georgie Flick, and the Service to Industry Award went to Cotton Australia Regional Manager and MCA Agronomist, Cate Wild.

According to the event MC Grace Griffiths, funds raised from the evening supported the Macintyre Valley Cotton Field Day Committee’s Tertiary Bursary, as well as resources to support agricultural education at local high schools. Sales from the bar also supported a Goondiwindi Under 12 rugby tour to New Zealand.

Award Winners

Dryland Cotton (2024/25)

• 1st Place – Getta Getta, Coulton Farming, Will Coulton – 5.46 b/ha (sponsored by Queensland Cotton)
• 2nd Place – Thurlagoona, Thurlagoona Partnership, Rowan Wood – 5.2 b/ha (sponsored by Cotton Seed Distributors)
• 3rd Place – Boonal, Coulton Farming, Will Coulton – 4.43 b/ha (sponsored by Louis Dreyfus Company)

Irrigated Cotton (2024/25)

• 1st Place – Karamba, AFF, Will Carrigan – 17.0 b/ha (sponsored by Nutrien Ag Solutions)
• 2nd Place – Springfield, RMI, Thomas Popp – 16.24 b/ha (sponsored by Cotton Seed Distributors)
• 3rd Place – Mundine, Corish Management, Jeremy Beeston – 15.9 b/ha (sponsored by Air Ag)

Water Use Efficiency Award (2024/25)

• 1st Place – Mundine, Corish Management, Jeremy Beeston – 1.99 b/ml (sponsored by Goanna Ag)
• 2nd Place – Springfield, RMI, Thomas Popp – 1.93 b/ml (sponsored by Syngenta)
• 3rd Place – Murragoran, RMI, Thomas Popp – 1.90 b/ml (sponsored by Nufarm)

Other Awards (2024/25)

• Young Achiever of the Year – Georgie Flick (sponsored by Cotton Growers Services)
• Innovation of the Year – Coulton Family / Christian Capp, Groh Ag (sponsored by RDO)
• Patricia Coulton Memorial Award – Glen Harney
• Service to the Industry Award – Cate Wild (sponsored by Macintyre Valley Cotton)
• Farm of the Year – Karamba, AFF, Will Carrigan (sponsored by Namoi Cotton)