Narromine Star 25.08.2022

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Quigley Farms receives cotton grower award at conference By SHARON BONTHUYS

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Jets minor premiers in Castlereagh League By SHARON BONTHUYS THE all-conquering Narromine Jets are in a commanding position as minor premiers as they head into the fi nals in the Christie and Hood Castlereagh League. The Jets haven’t had a minor premiership since 1995 so it’s been a long time between drinks for the on-fi re club. Can they take it one step further? The semi-fi nal action begins on September 3 at Cale Oval. See Bryson Luff ’s wrap up of the Jets’ game against Cobar which made the team minor premiers (see Page 22), and Sally Everett tells us a bit more about events at the club (Page 9).

DECADES of hard work and innovation have been recognised as Quigley Farms received the 2021 Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year Award at the Australian Cotton Conference Dinner on August 18 at the Gold Coast. Tony and Sally Quigley and their sons Richard, Tom and George proudly accepted the award at the dinner which was attended by 1200 of their peers. “We were both excited and humbled to accept the award, something I would never have even dreamt of when we planted our fi rst cotton crop way back in 1984,” Tony said. Describing Quigley Farms as a community leader in water efficiency measures, a spokesperson for award sponsor, Bayer, said the award was well deserved. “The Quigleys have demonstrated fantastic farm management and innovation, not only advancing environmental outcomes in water use efficiency and soil health, but improving business profitability,” the spokesperson said. “They have rebuilt 108km of delivery channel with synthetic lining, new remote-control gates, metering systems and a separate stock and domestic water pipeline as well

The Quigley family receive their award at the Australian Cotton Conference Dinner on August 18. L-R: Nigel Burnett (Chair of Cotton Australia), Richard, Sally, Tony, Tom and George Quigley (Quigley Farms), and Mark Dawson (Bayer Crop Science, Award Sponsor). PHOTO: COTTON AUSTRALIA. as on-farm works. “The results have seen transmission losses reduced from 27 per cent to five per cent and crop water use efficiency has improved by 20 per cent under the overhead irrigation at Quigley Farms.” Bayer has supported Aus-

tralian grower innovation since 1925, driven by delivering better solutions for growers, the spokesperson said. The conference provided the fi rst opportunity in four years for many growers and industry figures to come together to see the latest tech-

nology, discover the results of ground-breaking research, and understand the innovation that will drive the natural fibre to new levels in Australia and worldwide, said a spokesperson for Cotton Australia. Continued page 2

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