Australia
July 2019
After a year-long upgrade and review process, CSD has launched a new website, enabling growers, advisors and industry participants to access information, tools and reports quicker and more easily than ever before.
The new website features a streamlined, modern design, improved functionality and easier access to essential information to assist in decision making. A new mobile-responsive interface is one of the major improvements to the website, enabling tabs and links to fit the proportions of a mobile (or tablet) screen without being too small to read easily.
The homepage has been refreshed with a simple, easy to navigate design. A seasonal calendar provides quick links relevant to you at that time of season – for example, at planting, you’ll find information, tools and case studies to assist with decision making at that particular time. You’ll also be able to access the other tabs and information at any time throughout the season by navigating through the Grower Information, Agronomy Tools and Resources portals.
We’ve added an Agent Portal and more information about CSD, including our history, partners, corporate documents and membership information.
Our most popular resource, the weather station network, has also had a makeover with the Canopy Temperature Network, Soil Temperature Network and Cotton Fields Weather Network data able to load a lot quicker than on our previous website. The weather network section also has a new map feature to check exactly where the weather stations are located, with the ability to click on the drop pins of each weather station which is linked to the data it is collecting.
All of our existing resources, such as Facts on Friday and variety trial reports will remain on the new website; and we’ll be adding new tools, such as a day degree calculator, to our suite of resources.
It’s important to be aware that access to our online information is changing. From 2020, access to our resources will only be available to CSD members via a membership portal on the new website. We’ll be communicating with our members in the coming months about how these changes will be rolled out, so to ensure you don’t miss out on any of our updates or information, apply for membership at: www.csd.net.au/memberships.
We’ve streamlined our membership application process, making it a simple three-part online process. If you’re a member of the Australian cotton industry (either as a grower, or through ginning or another service to the industry) then you’re eligible to join CSD as a member and retain access to all of our information, support tools and publications.
If you have any questions on the new website, or changes to access, please contact your local Extension & Development Agronomist.
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