TLF ID M015274
This is a nine-minute video about cotton cultivation in Australia and cotton's importance for Australians. Intended for a mid to upper primary school audience, it depicts a family sowing, irrigating, spraying and harvesting cotton on their farm at Dalby, Queensland. It also illustrates the life cycle of the cotton plant in cultivation; shows how the fibre is separated from the seeds, baled and exported; outlines the uses of the seeds; touches on how the fibre is combed, spun and woven; compares Australia's production to that of other countries; and emphasises throughout how Australians use cotton products every day.