Pick n Match
Cotton Australia has reinstated the Pick n Match service in response to grower concerns about a shortage of cotton pickers in some regions, with the situation made worse this season by heavy rain and flooding, which have disrupted picking and thrown out schedules across different areas.
Pick N Match available contractors
Pick N Match brings together growers and picking contractors to ensure a smooth harvest.
Contractors
Cotton picking contractors should send their details to Cotton Australia to be added to the Pick N Match directory. Email the following details to talktous@cotton.org.au:
- Your name
- The type of machinery you have
- Your preferred location and availability
- Contact details.
| Contractor name | Preferred area | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Davis, Davis Service Group | Spring Ridge NSW (but happy to travel) | 0459 976 863 |
| Doug Gibson, Gibson Field Service | Aubigny (near Toowoomba) - Southern QLD and Nothern NSW | 0401 323 102 |
| Ben Wall, BAM Contracting | Wee Waa (but happy to travel) | 0416 277 042 |
| Angus Perry, Perry Farming Pty LTD
2x CP770, front and rear grab | Goondiwindi (but happy to travel) | 0428 186 965 |
| Gary Tomas | Linthorpe Valley, Southern QLD (but happy to travel) | 0427 587 417 |
| Sophie and Ben Harris, Three Oaks Ag Pty Ltd 3CP770s & 1 Cp690 | Pittsworth, Hay, Hillston (but happy to travel) | Sophie: 0418 104 921 Ben: 0488 910 040 |
| BMC Partnership
9 x CS/CP690 and CP770 cotton pickers/strippers | Moree (but happy to travel) | Scott: 0428657078 |
| Ben Kirkby 3 x CP770 Pickers and grapples | Moree | 0428 531907 |
| Logan Hamblin LNA equipment | Central Queensland (but happy to travel) | 0457951728 |
| Ben Rasmussen
Wide bar for dryland and irrigation 60 inch cotton | Darling Downs (but happy to travel) | 0427922260 |
| Tom Gray, GHD Contracting 7760 cotton pickers | Servicing all areas and row configurations | 0409029405 ghdcontracting@outlook.com |
| Alex Mcclure, McClure Contracting and Mechanical
2 x 7760 | Riverina, Available from 5th May | 0434587085 |
| Andrew Martin – Dulla Dulla Pastoral Co, JD 7760 Cotton Picker | Macquarie Valley – end of May 2025 | Mob – 0419 807 955 Landline - (02) 688 73152 Email – admin@dulladulla.com.au |
Bradie Hartog, John Deere 7760, REDS DIESEL SERVICES PTY LIMITED | Available immediately Wee Waa NSW (but happy to travel) | 0499 106 222 |
Growers
Growers seeking picking contractors should send their details to Cotton Australia to be added to the Pick N Match directory. Email the following details to talktous@cotton.org.au:
- Name
- Location (closest town)
- Area to be picked
- Preferred start date.
| Grower name | Region | Area to be picked | Contact details |
| James Moore | Walgett | 205ha immediately | 02 6828 1185
0408 281 155 |
| Rob Tuck, TuckAg | Naromine | 800ha | 0427790154 |
| Ian Bailey | Hay | 1050ha immediately | 0498 833 799 |
