Browsing by Author "Pfeffer, B"
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Focussing on tonnes to drive profitability
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Andrew and Melissa Deguara are running a diversified farming business with attention to detail on productivity drivers for their enterprise. -
From swinging a hammer to cutting cane
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Young farmer Danny Lickiss is introducing changes such as a soybean rotation and wider rows to the farming system. -
Getting the most crop per drop
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)New research is looking at ways that future sugarcane varieties can be bred to offer the best performance for future climatic challenges such as increased water stress and increased carbon dioxide levels. -
Getting the value from milling statistics
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Sugar Research Australia has published a guide to milling statistics for the 2014 season, providing a document that gives a comprehensive run-down on last year's crush. -
Going solo - thanks to ingenuity and innovation
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)He is 26 years old, but Bowen farmer David Richardson already has a decade of full time farming under his belt - something that is proving to be a valuable asset with the family being the only cane growers in the local region. -
Grower project yields lessons for soil health improvements
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015)A Burdekin grower group project is finding that applying microbes to soils is not enough by itself to improve soil health, and that when applying microbes you need to consider the entire soil environment. -
Holistic approach to soil health to say ahead of the cost wave
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Holistic approach to soil health to say ahead of the cost wave -
Holistic approach to soil health to stay ahead of the cost wave
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)The Werner family at Septimus have been involved with a range of research activities, along with implementing advanced farming practices, to continually lift production. -
Improved season sparks major turnaround for NSW
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)Northern NSW grower Kevin Twohill says productivity is the key to profitability for his business, which echoes the findings of a recent ABARES survey into sugarcane farm profitability. -
Innovation and sustainability delivers long-term farming success
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Innovation and sustainability delivers long-term farming success -
Innovation in harvesting fronts being put to the test
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Innovation in harvesting fronts being put to the test -
Irrigation investment delivering on-farm benefits
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)The use of underground drip and solid set irrigation is delivering positive outcomes for Paul Villis in the Burdekin, including water use efficiency and a range of benefits as a result of green cane harvesting. -
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Lessons from across Bass Strait drive sustainable production
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2019)Lessons from across Bass Strait drive sustainable production -
Levelling delivers major productivity boost in the Wet Tropics
Pfeffer, B (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
Pfeffer, B (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. -
Long term focus on improvement in the Wet Tropics
Pfeffer, B (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 strategy delivers results for Heidke family
Pfeffer, B (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. -
Maximising industry value through optimised harvesting practices
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Maximising industry value through optimised harvesting practices -
Maximising industry value through optimised harvesting practices
Pfeffer, B (Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018)Participation in 2017 harvesting demonstration trials with SRA is leading to further efficiency gains and harvesting improvements for MSF Sugar.