Awards Recipients

2023 Australian Cotton Industry Awards Recipients

Bayer Grower of the Year - Johannes and Scarlett Roellgen from Tyunga Farms, the Darling Downs, QLD
AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year - Skerman Farms, Daniel Skerman, Dalby QLD
CRDC Chris Lehmann Trust Young Cotton Achiever of the Year - Emma Bond, 'Madi and Pip' founder and fashion designer, Gold Coast QLD
Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd Researcher of the Year - Dr Jamie Hopkinson, Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Toowoomba
IPF Service to Industry - Peter Birch, Moree, NSW

Bayer Grower of the Year -Sundown Pastoral Co "Keytah" Nick Gillingham Manager Moree NSW
AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year - Tipperary Station" Bruce Connolly Daly River NT
ADAMA Chris Lehmann Trust Young Cotton Achiever of the Year - Jessica Strauch, Goondiwindi QLD
Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd Researcher of the Year - Dr Oliver Knox Armidale NSW
IPF Service to Industry - Bernie George

Bayer Grower of the Year - Quigley Farms, Trangie, NSW
AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year - Ashley Geldard, Columboola Cotton, Miles, QLD
ADAMA Chris Lehmann Trust Young Cotton Achiever of the Year - Emma Ayliffe, Summit Ag, Lake Cargelligo, NSW
Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd Researcher of the Year - Iain Wilson, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT
IPF Service to Industry - TBA

Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bayer Grower of the Year - Tom and Charm Arnott, Boggabilla, New South Wales
ADAMA Chris Lehmann Trust Young Cotton Achiever of the Year – Murray Connor, Australian Food and Fibre, Moree
AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year - Jamie Traill and Ashley Tunks, One Tree Agriculture, Warra Queensland
Cotton Seed Distributors Ltd Researcher of the Year – Dr Linda Smith, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
IPF Service to Industry - Kieran O’Keeffe