St George cotton growers in desperate need of rain to pull off final waterings

Lucy Kinbacher
Updated February 8 2018 - 9:20am, first published February 2 2018 - 3:55pm
Drew Knights of UT Downs, St George with some of his cotton which was planted in the second week of October.
Drew Knights of UT Downs, St George with some of his cotton which was planted in the second week of October.

COTTON growers in St George are again facing another challenging season with many expected to fall short of their required waterings and crops being dropped throughout the summer.

Lucy Kinbacher

Lucy Kinbacher

Editor - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Raised on a cattle property at Biggenden, Lucy Kinbacher has spent 10 years working across metropolitan, regional and rural publications in both Queensland and NSW. Lucy has been the editor of the Queensland Country Life and North Queensland Register since 2021.

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