BCI Opt in Form - 2016
1.
Name of person opting in to the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) (the applicant)
2.
Business Name / Trading Name
3.
Contact Phone / Mobile Details
(
Email address
)
4.
Farm Details Please complete the attached form
5.
Terms and Conditions
a.
To be eligible to opt in to BCI you must be:
i. myBMP accredited
ii. a full Cotton Australia levy payer
b.
If you are not myBMP accredited, you agree to become myBMP accredited by 26 February 2016.
c.
If you are myBMP accredited, your accreditation must be current until 29 July 2016, otherwise you
agree to undertake an audit and renew your myBMP accreditation by 26 February 2016.
d.
You agree to provide data as required to meet the BCI reporting requirements. You agree to
provide this data in the format requested and by the required date. This includes:
i. Early season projection data – provided when you opt in
ii. Late season projection data – by 6 April 2016
iii. Results indicator report – by 3 October 2016
e.
You agree to provide separate data for each farm registered for BCI.
f.
You agree to register each farm entity separately.
g.
You agree that your Better Cotton Claim Units (BCCU) will not be carried over to the following
season.
Declaration
I, the applicant, agree to abide by the terms and conditions listed above and acknowledge that
participation within the BCI program is permitted subject to those conditions.
I, the applicant, declare that the information contained in this application form is true and correct.
Signature of applicant
Date
/
/
Provision of details to Merchants

I agree to Cotton Australia sharing my contact information with any merchant seeking details of a
grower who can supply Better Cotton.
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BCI Opt in Form - 2016
Farm Details and Season Projection Data (Estimates for all columns must be completed for each farm)
Name of farm on
which cotton will be
Unique
Area under
grown with the
BCI Farm Ginner
Cotton
intention of selling it Physical address of farm
ID (if
turnout Production
as Better Cotton
rate (%) (ha)
(including closest town, state and postcode) known)
COTAUS
Farm 1
COTAUS
Farm 2
COTAUS
Farm 3
COTAUS
Farm 4
COTAUS
Farm 5
COTAUS
Farm 6
COTAUS
Farm 7
COTAUS
Farm 8
Seed
Cotton
Production
(MT)
Average
Seed
yield (MT
Seed/ha)
Total
Cotton Lint
Production
(MT)
Family or
Corporate
run
operation
MT = Metric Tonnes
Formulas for estimates:
Total Cotton Lint Production (MT) = Bales/ha x Area under Cotton Production (ha) x 0.227 MT/bale. (Example: 10 bales/ha x 1000ha x 0.227 MT/bale = 2270 MT)
Seed Cotton Production (MT) (same as Total module weight) = Total Cotton Lint Production/Ginner turnout rate %. (Example: 2270 MT/0.42 = 5405 MT)
Average Seed Yield (MT Seed/ha) = Bales/ha x 0.250 MT/bale. (Example: 10 bales/ha x 0.250 MT seed/bale = 2.5 MT seed/ha)
Note: Seed Cotton Production (Total module weight) consists of cotton lint, cotton seed, trash and moisture.
For information on turn out percentages: http://www.csd.net.au/system/fofs/attachments/000/000/099/original/fof090410.pdf?1398908905
Version 2 – 23122015
myBMP Administration Office
115 Campbell Street Toowoomba Qld 4350
Phone: 1800 COTTON (1800 268 868) Email: admin@mybmp.com.au Web: www.mybmp.com.au
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