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Legumes : the pros and cons
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)As seen in the previous article, ‘Planning the summer fallow’, in this edition, fallow legumes can improve cane yields and soil health. This handy table helps to compare and evaluate the different types of legumes available ... -
Legumes improving soil health and farm profitability
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Legumes improving soil health and farm profitability -
Lessons from across Bass Strait drive sustainable production
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Lessons from across Bass Strait drive sustainable production -
Lessons from South African approach to boosting farm productivity
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)The South African sugarcane industry has a diverse mix of farmers from small holders to large scale commercial growers with the largest growing around 4000 hectares. SRA Executive Manager Communications, Brad Pfeffer, ... -
Levelling delivers major productivity boost in the Wet Tropics
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Far North Queensland sugarcane grower Paul Gregory has seen an impressive productivity and profitability response by laser levelling and now says it will be part and parcel of his farming operation. -
Levelling trial shows 20 percent improvement to net return
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Glen Anderson already knows how important precise drainage is to his productivity, but work on an SRA-funded project run by MSF Sugar is providing eye-opening numbers for the impact on his bottom line. -
Levelling trial shows 20 percent improvement to net return
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Glen Anderson already knows how important precise drainage is to his productivity, but work on an SRA-funded project run by MSF Sugar is providing eye-opening numbers for the impact on his bottom line. By Brad Pfeffer -
Lifting the viability of the Mossman Sugar Industry by improving the cane supply : Final report MCB001
(2003)The project was initiated to investigate techniques to improve the long-term viability of the Mossman sugar-producing area through better harvesting techniques. The overall aim was to dovetail with previous SRDC-funded ... -
Lightweight elevator and advanced secondary cleaning system for cane harvesters : SRDC Final report BS210S
(2001)The goal of this project was the development of a prototype lightweight harvester elevator and integrated secondary cleaning system. The goal was commercially driven and proposed transfer and adaptation of high-speed ... -
Literature review of methods of improving the germination of sugarcane : SRDC final report BSS208
(2000)Sugarcane is propagated from vegetative cuttings of the stalk (setts or billets). The cuttings can be planted by hand or through mechanical whole-stalk or billet planters. Billet planters have given variable results ... -
Local data gives the full picture on water quality
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Local data gives the full picture on water quality -
Local industries to drive the improvement of harvesting practices
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014)Each year the Australian sugar industry incurs avoidable cane losses during the harvesting process. Two new Regional Applied Research (RAR) projects, funded by SRA and led by productivity services groups with their local ... -
Long term focus on improvement in the Wet Tropics
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Mossman farmer Drew Watson says the well-known Tully saying 'no drain, no cane' has strong application in the Wet Tropics and drainage improvement should be one of the first steps in improving farm efficiency. -
Long-term assessment of fallow crops shows potential for cash legumes
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)A long-term research project has improved the understanding of fallow cash crops in the sugarcane farming system in the Burdekin. -
Long-term strategy delivers results for Heidke family
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)The Heidke family of the Hummock area have made a number of long-term investments including lateral irrigation and fallow management options. These have delivered efficiencies and productivity to their business. -
Looking at how mill by-products stack up
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Looking at how mill by-products stack up -
Looking at the big picture with water quality
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Looking at the big picture with water quality -
Looking at the big picture with water quality
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Looking for new weed management systems
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)Weed management is one of the important factors that contributes to a successful farm management plan. With continued scrutiny on diuron, how do some of the alternative herbicides stack up in the Wet Tropics? -
Maintaining access to foreign germplasm by developing methods to detect unidentified viruses in sugarcane in quarantine : SRDC final report BS116S
(1998)Four types of gneeric tests for detecting unidentified viruses in plants were trialed for their suitability for sugarcane. The tests were; double stranded RNA (dsRNA) analysis, sap inoculation of indicator plants, sap ...