Browsing by Subject "Extension"
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A participatory approach towards improving industry sector profits through improved harvesting efficiency : SRDC Final report BSS227
(2002)Recent productivity gains through the introduction of high yielding varieties, green cane harvesting, improved drainage and irrigation have resulted in larger, mostly lodged crops with increased suckering. As a result, ... -
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 ... -
Boosting productivity in Maryborough by assisting cane growers to understand their soils : final report MSF007
(2014)This project was based around producing a soil map of the Bauple area which is south of Maryborough. The soil map will be a valuable tool for improving productivity in the area because it can facilitate better farm ... -
Canegrowing and sustainability - a survey of Australian cane growers with particular reference to the Code of Practice for Sustainable Cane Growing in Queensland : final report BSS238
(2000)The sustainable management of soil and water resources is crucial both for the productivity of sugarcane growing and for the protection of the environment. Canegrowers recognise the importance of maintaining the condition ... -
Developing a new approach to extension for widespread adoption of Best Management Practice
(2002)MUL001 has sought to improve the uptake of research outcomes by the sugar industry’s growing sector. It is recognised that the traditional one-to-one extension approach is no longer affordable and the current system was ... -
Development of an Educational Package for Canegrowers on Efficient Nutrient Management : final report BSS204
(1999)The aim of this project was to facilitate responsible nutrient management for the sugar industry by providing extension support in the form of a training course for canegrowers. This educational package will enable growers ... -
Enhanced adoption of integrated pest management in sugarcane : SRDC final report BSS225
(BSES, 2002)The project focused on changing the way BSES engages clients in dealing with pest management issues, using the concept of participatory action-learning. Thirty-two small groups of canegrowers were formed around eight pest ... -
Enhanced Productivity Information to Improve Extension Programs and Research Data : final report BS128S
(1997)A project was undertaken to extend previously available productivity software tools. Using the end product of a previous project as a prototype, a new application was recreated in a different programming language. The ... -
Farm assessment of productivity limits in the wet tropics : SRDC Final report BSS159
(2000)There is an ongoing concern in the wet tropics over productivity levels, particularly with regard to low CCS. Previously, productivity trends within the region have been assessed utilising mill area statistics (Smith, ... -
Final report Sugar Research and Development Corporation Preparation of a CD Rom library of plant-parasitic nematodes
(2003)Plant parasitic nematodes are of considerable importance to all cropping industries within Australia. Losses caused by plant parasitic nematodes currently recorded in Australia is estimated at between $300 to 450 million. ... -
Implementing methods for wider industry adoption : SRDC final report CSE009
(2007)Many of the challenges that the sugarcane industry faces are complex systems issues and R&D addressing these issues requires the active participation of industry stakeholders. A deeper understanding of processes that ... -
Innovative farmers in the Herbert : Environmental protection agency project final report
(2007)Farming systems innovation has been taking place in the Herbert region since the early days of the sugar industry. During the 1960s and 1970s a complete change in the farming system took place with the introduction of ... -
Promotion of integrated pest management in sugarcane: Final report BS184
(1998)Associate Professor and agricultural science writer Lisa Halvorsen was invited to work with the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations for five months. Her aim was to help develop effective communications strategies for ... -
Report for terrain natural resource management : delivery of six easy steps and integrated weed management workshops throughout the terrain region
(2011)As part of the Reef Rescue project, BSES Limited has two contracts with Terrain Natural Resource Management involving the delivery of specific extension services to the sugar cane industry in the Terrain region sugarcane ... -
Report for terrain natural resource management extension officer support services to cane farmers in the Herbert and Tully region
(2011)As part of the Reef Rescue project, BSES Limited has two contracts with Terrain Natural Resource Management involving the delivery of specific extension services to the sugar cane industry in the Terrain region sugarcane ... -
Research Seminar, Bundaberg 2 March 1988
(2012)Fourth seminar held in Bundaberg focussing on southern canegrowers district. Topics cover research, research funding and extension. -
Share-farming options for the Australian sugar industry : SRDC Final report BSS298
(2007)The Australian sugar industry is faced with an aging farmer population, high land prices that limit expansion and a large number of small farms. Share farming and leasing have the potential to solve these three problems.This ... -
Specialist grower groups enhancing BMP packaging and adoption in Innisfail, and Babinda districts : Final report IBS002
(Innisfail Babinda Cane Productivity Services, 2008)It was generally accepted throughout the sugar fraternity that grower group structures within the Innisfail / Babinda region were generally disjointed and, at times, lost credence by peers through the lack of network ... -
Sugar yield decline joint venture, phase 2 : SRDC Final report
(2006)Research in phase 2 has greatly increased our understanding of how farming systems operate, the key components of farming systems, and how they can be manipulated to provide better outcomes. -
The development of an extension network amongst growers in Tully with a view to improving industry profitability in a participatory atmosphere : final report BSS253
(2002)The challenge for industry personnel was to develop a network amongst canegrowers in Tully that would provide more effective extension of research and development than current methods could achieve. A project in Mulgrave ...