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Australian sugarcane nutrition manual
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2018) Calcino, D; Schroeder, B; Panitz, J; Hurney, A; Skocaj, D; Wood, A; Salter, B
On-farm nutrient management has a key role in farm and industry sustainability, and in ensuring minimal off-site impacts occur.
Do I need to apply more or less nitrogen after the fallow?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013) Calcino, D
As you’ve read in the previous article, growing a fallow crop can provide a wide range of benefits. Growing legumes in the fallow is a common practice. However, questions remain about the amount of nitrogen (N) available for sugarcane in plant and ratoon crops following legume fallows, and whether N applications to these crops can be reduced.
Fertilising the 2014 ratoon crop
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014) Calcino, D
With the planting for 2014 well advanced, attention needs to be paid to the nutrition of the ratoon cane.
Improving nutrient application improves water quality and farm profitability
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2014) Calcino, D
The maintenance of good quality water, whether drinking water, river water or ocean water, is in everyone’s interest. Over the last couple of decades, the sugar industry has played a significant part in attempting to address water quality concerns. So how can recommended sugar industry fertiliser practices contribute to the improvement of both water quality and farm profitability?
Six Easy Steps TM meets industry, bovernment and community obligations
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015) Calcino, D
Backed by ongoing research, modification of the sugarcane industry's nutrient management guidelines has been occurring for the past 15 years. SRA has been extending those guidelines to the industry through a one-day, grower-oriented short course called SIX EASY STEPS(TM)
Soil-specific nutrient management guidelines for sugarcane production in the Mackay District
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2015) Salter, B; Schroeder, B; Panitz, J; Calcino, D; Wood, A
In the last 10 years, soil reference booklets for the Herbert, Proserpine, Johnstone, Bundaberg, Plane Creek, New South Wales and Isis districts, entitled Soil-Specific Management Guidelines for Sugarcane Production, were produced for the industry. These booklets describe the basic principles of soil management and present nutrient guidelines for a range of district soils. We are now in the position to present a similar booklet aimed at soil-specific nutrient management in the Mackay district. This is based on a methodology developed within an SRDC-funded project (Improved nutrient management in the Australian sugar industry) and research conducted in the area as part of an Australian Government funded project (Improved adoption of best-practice nutrient management).
Which fertiliser should I apply to my ratoons?
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013) Calcino, D
The 2013 harvest is well into the current season. Now until Christmas is the time the ratoons receive fertiliser to take them through the next 12 months. Which fertiliser do ratoons need and how much nutrient should be applied? The easiest, most reassuring way to work out which fertiliser a crop needs is to take a soil test. While it costs a few dollars, a soil test can potentially save a grower far more money. It provides the only sure method of knowing exactly what the crop requires.