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Australian sugar-cane beetles and their allies
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Australian sugarcane industry soil health benchmarking in Central Queensland: Increasing profit and transforming soil health practices through cooperative industry research, extension and adoption
(2021-12-13)Activity 1: Measure changes in soil health under a range of farming practices: potential soil health indicators, benchmarks & measurements recommended to enable grower/ industry demonstration of performance improvement ... -
Australian sugarcane nutrition manual
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)On-farm nutrient management has a key role in farm and industry sustainability, and in ensuring minimal off-site impacts occur. -
Automating harvester and haulout forward progression during harvest utilizing DGPS : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2010)Issue: The issue that this project sought to address was to increase the performance of the harvester and haul-out during forward progression. This issue has ramifications through the entire sugar value chain as losses at ... -
Automation delivering efficiency in Burdekin gravity-fed irrigation
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A project investigating automation of furrow irrigation has found that the system works effectively on gravity-fed irrigation systems, as shown through on-the-ground experience in the Burdekin. -
Automation investment delivering water and energy savings
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A project investigating the use of automation systems in furrow irrigation in the Burdekin is showing that there are not just labour savings and lifestyle benefits, but also water and energy use efficiencies. -
Automation: 110 fewer hours per year sitting in the ute
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Automation of furrow irrigation has allowed Aaron Linton to better balance a busy business and family life with farming - and also deliver productivity and efficiency -
Autonomous Tractors - the rise of the robots
(Kondinin Group, 2017-05)When it first hit the market, the uptake of auto-steer systems was exponential, despite $100,000-plus price tags for high-end units. As with most technology, the 20-year-old tech is now worthless and most probably collecting ... -
Barcoding a tool to assist the industry to manage insect incursions
(ASSCT, 2015)THE AUSTRALIAN SUGARCANE industry has been fortunate not to have several significant insect pests that exist overseas. Moth borers are a particular concern to the Australian sugar industry due to the heavy losses they cause ... -
Beach sand to black clay; Adapting technology and best practice for Homebush farming conditions : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2008)This project aimed to adapt latest technology & best practice to suit the soil types found in the Homebush/Sunnyside district, and evaluate the cost and benefit of adopting these technologies and practices. To conduct the ... -
Bed forming utilising GPS guidance by the CAS (Calen and St Helen) Young Farmers Association : SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2008)This project aimed to enhance controlled traffic farming with GPS guidance in undulating conditions in the Calen and St Helen district of Mackay. The project focused on the use of preformed beds, as well as investigating ... -
Benchmarking harvest group practices in the Burdekin : SRDC Final report CSR033
(2006)This project was initiated due to a lack of information available to harvesting groups as to whether their operation was economically comparable to other harvesting groups in the Burdekin and if their current practices ... -
Beneficial bacteria can help reduce losses from nematode pests
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Soil biologists have dug deeper into their understanding on the interaction between the bacteria Pasteuria penetrans and its impact on plant-parasitic nematodes, providing useful information for sugarcane growers and millers. -
Beneficial use irrigation strategies with treated urban effluent : Final report 972471
(2000)Objectives for research:1. To identify the demand for effluent water by comparing three levels of water application to assess economics of crop response to water, and the impact on balancing storage capacity;2. To select ... -
Benefits of better preparation
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Most Australian factories are not achieving the cane preparation benchmark of 90% pol in open cells. While preparation is strongly linked to power consumption, in many cases the problem is not that there is insufficient ... -
Benefits of controlled traffic farming : the Mackay experience
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)Many growers in the Mackay region have moved to controlled traffic farming. This system is built on permanent wheel tracks where the crop zone and traffic lanes are permanently separated. Growers using this system have ... -
Best linear unbiased prediction as a method for predicting cross potential : SRDC final report BS119S
(1999)Until recently, BSES breeders used an empirical formula to assess the breeding potential of a parent (Hogarth and Skinner, 1986). Although this method uses data from many sources, it needs to draw on data accumulated for ... -
Best management practice for sugarcane varieties : SRDC Final report BSS 234
(2002)This has been both a challenging and rewarding project within the northern sugar industry. Increasing economic pressure in the wet tropics has seen a need to develop and adopt better short- and long-term strategies to ... -
Best practice irrigation management to maximise profitability and ensure sustainability in the Ord sugar industry : SRDC Final report CSR22
(2003)The Ord Sugar industry was established in 1995 with the commissioning of a sugar mill and the first full season of commercial production was in 1996. It is now a major industry in Stage 1 of the Ord Irrigation Area, currently ... -
Best-practice surface drainage for low-lying sugarcane lands Herbert District
(BSES, 2006)A manual for extensionists and practitioners.