Collaboration, capability and development
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Research outcomes: A highly skilled industry workforce with the knowledge and capability to meet current and future needs of the industry. Connected and respected, both domestically and internationally. Motivated industry participants who promote an enthusiastic approach to solving industry issues.
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Item Untitled(ABARES, 2015) Valle, H; Martin, PIn 2014 ABARES was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Sugar Research Australia to conduct a survey of Australian sugarcane growing farm businesses. The survey was conducted in early 2015 and collected a comprehensive set of financial, physical and management information on farm businesses that grow sugar cane. The results of this survey will help benchmark industry financial performance and inform industry policy and investment.Item Improving health and safety in the cane industry(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2021) Franklin, R; King, JThe sugar industry is a large contributor to the agriculture industry and economy in Queensland. Managing risks, including the requirement to do so under the various workplace health and safety (WHS) legislation, is a core part of business practice. Effective WHS practices do a number of things including making workplaces safe and thereby improving the health and wellbeing for employers, employees, and, as a function of the sugar cane location relative to the home, family members. Currently the voluntary Smartcane Best Management Practice (BMP) program has eight modules, of which the first three are core. There is a WHS module (Module 7) which is not required for accreditation nor a core module.Item Assessing the real nitrogen benefits to subtropical cane from soybean break crops : Final report 2016/404(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018) Rose, TJSoybeans grown as a break crop in subtropical cane rotations can fix substantial amounts of nitrogen (N), some N remains in residues even after the bulk of N has been removed in harvested beans. However, there is concern among growers and advisors that much of this N may be subsequently lost over the winter fallow period prior to cane planting in spring. This project measured the amount of N fixed in cane paddocks and quantified N lost from soybean residues over the 2017 winter fallow in three fields differing in soil type.Item Procedures for the establishment and operation of approved seed plots: fourth edition 2013(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013) Croft, BJ; Cox, MCHot-water treatment of sugarcane cuttings (stalks or stalk pieces) to control the spread of diseases and pests was pioneered in Australia. Hot-water treatment can reduce the risk of cuttings being infected with ratoon stunting disease, leaf scald, chlorotic streak, sugarcane smut and downy mildew and can free cuttings of insect pests. It does not usually control virus diseases such as sugarcane mosaic and Fiji leaf gall. Hot-water treatment is only a part of an integrated pest management program and must be used in combination with disease inspection, crop management and hygiene to reduce the risks of reinfection (see attached ‘Procedures for the establishment and operation of approved-seed plots’).Item Building future industry leaders : Final report ACF003(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014) Puglisi, G; Sheppard, AThe project sought to ensure that the future leaders in sugar are prepared to become the new face of the industry by allowing them to complete a the Foundations of Directorship course, facilitated by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) as well as take part in an industry mentoring-style program.Item Improved integrated resource planning in the Australian Sugar Industry : Final report CTA039(Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), 2002) Walker, D; Johnson, AThe Australian sugar industry is at the crossroads. Responding to the challenges that it faces requires technical, institutional and social innovation. In responding, the sugar industry requires a capacity to deal effectively and efficiently with the economic, environmental and social consequences of alternative change pathways. This requires working to improve the planning capacity in cane growing regions. This project attempted to address this difficult challenge in two cane growing regions (the Herbert and Sunshine Coast / Moreton Mill) with the intention of generating learnings that could be applied to other sugar cane growing regions.Item Assessment of NutriSmart, a new environmentally friendly fertiliser in the Herbert River sugar-growing region(Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), 2006) Crisp, C"In recent years Australian cane growers have sought to maintain viability and world competitiveness in an increasingly tougher export market environment by adopting new farming practises which are more profitable and sustainable” (www.canegrower.com.au). In addition the industry is confronting the ever increasing pressure of potential environmental issues, particularly with regards to nutrient losses and influence on sensitive ecosystems, such as the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon.Item Far North Queensland Sugar Industry Task Force (FNQSITF) : Final report SN002(Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), 2002) Grey, JThe Far North Queensland Sugar Industry Task Force (FNQSITF) was formed on the 16th June 2000 when it held its first meeting. Its objectives were to plan and implement ways of improving the situation in the sugar industry that at the time was in a parlous financial state. Task Force members and the SRDC provided the funding.Item Maintaining and enhancing core skills and capabilities within the NSWSMC, for a sustainable NSW sugar industry : Final report NSC004(Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), 2004) Messiter, GM; Beattie, RNThis report describes a 3 year project to improve industry competitiveness by maintaining and enhancing core skills and capabilities within the NSW sugar industry. The project commenced in July 2001. Seven major objectives to improve industry competitiveness were identified and include the delivery of an efficient plant breeding program; the maximising of productivity by controlling pest and diseases; the development of best practice for the NSW sugar industry for both on farm activities and relationships with the community; the development of new strategies to maintain the competitiveness of the NSW sugar industry; the delivery of an essential extension service to co-operative members; the maintenance of core skills within the co-operative for industry competitiveness and the development of an environmental management system for cane growing and to underpin environmental awareness with NSW cane growers. The project targeted three core areas identified in an activity plan for core competency funding (refer Appendix 1) developed at the commencement of the project.Item Managing farm safety in the sugar industry field sector(Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), 2002) Allen, CJIt is a sad fact that rural industry contributes more than its fair share of workplace accidents and fatalities. Statistically, farming is one of the most hazardous industries in Australia. RIRDC has been actively supporting several organisations to introduce safety initiatives into rural industries. This project has focussed on the development of the materials necessary to introduce a safety management system into the sugar cane industry. The objective is to promote a risk management culture in rural industries. This project was funded by two R&D Corporations — RIRDC and SRDC. These Corporations are funded principally by the Federal Government. This report, a new addition to RIRDC’s diverse range of over 600 research publications, forms part of our (Human Capital, Communication and Information Systems) R&D program, which aims to enhance human capital and facilitate innovation in rural industries and communities.