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Brett Enkelmann<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 7, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Byee cotton grower Brett Enkelmann has won a trip to Western Australia to observe farming practices at Kununurra, thanks to the FastStart Cotton Program.<\/p>\n

FastStart is a collaboration between Syngenta Australia and Cotton Seed Distributors that funds research into the early stages of a cotton crop.<\/p>\n

The competition compared establishment percentages and uniformity and attracted more than 70 entries in dryland and irrigated categories.<\/p>\n

Angus Doolin from North Star, NSW, won the irrigated category while Brett took out the dryland category.<\/p>\n

Each grower has won two tickets to tour Kununurra to observe farming practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are lots of growers out there doing a fantastic job of optimising their seedling establishment through the utilisation of the technology and tools that FastStart is providing,\u201d Syngenta spokesman Sean Roberts said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to recognise and celebrate this as best practice cotton farming. The awards are a great way of doing this, as well as sharing what good looks like with other growers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brett said he was very honoured to have won the dryland award.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the dry weather, this season has been a very challenging time; but with the use of a precision planter, FastStart technologies and a no-till farming system, the benefits are evident in the emergence and strength of this season\u2019s cotton,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe cotton industry is well known for its leadership and innovation, and the FastStart Cotton Program is a major contributor to this innovation, with great benefits to the Australian cotton farmer.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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