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    A regional partnership approach to developing a sustainable sugar cane system : SRDC Final report MAS001
    (SRDC, 2007) Rudd, A; Parker, D
    The Mossman milling area has a unique place in the Australian sugar industry; not only is it the most northern of all mill areas but the Mossman Central Mill is one of the oldest independent milling companies and still substantially owned by its cane suppliers. It also has also established a reputation for innovation in both the processing and growing of sugarcane. By 2002 Mossman and most of the Australian sugar industry was suffering significant financial difficulties following a decade of expansion.
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    Improving harvest efficiency in the Mossman Central Mill area : SRDC Final report
    (2006) Rudd, A
    The Mossman sugar industry in 2004 was characterised by small farms and small blocks, an excessive kilometer/tonne transport ratio, an aging transport infrastructure with a bin fleet of limited capacity, a decreasing area of supply and a harvest window limited by topography. A project to improve the overall efficiency of the harvest and transport sector of the Mossman sugar industry commenced in 2005. Changes to improve the efficiency were developed through a series of workshops with representatives from the Mossman Central Mill, Mossman CANEGROWERS, the Queensland branch of the Mechanical Cane Harvesters Association and Mossman Agricultural Services. This group looked at a range of payment and harvest management issues. The project was managed through two broad work programs; industry consultation looking at payment options and monitoring of a group of harvesters.
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    Understanding why potential field CCS is not realised at the factory : SRDC final report SD02005
    (BSES, 2002) Berding, N
    Declining ccs in the Mossman-Tully region has been linked to increasing extraneous matter in mill-supply cane. This was quantified by measuring the proportion and quality of crop fractions in pre-and post-harvest subsamples. These were taken from 54 sites in 1999 and 2000, dissected into basic crop components, quantified, and analysed for five quality components. In March-July 2000, 14 sites with crops showing pre-harvest-season stalk-habit variation - erect versus lodged - were sampled three times. Pre-harvest habit had a marked effect on crop ccs. Lodged, unsound cane had a mean ccs 25% less than erect, sound cane. Relatively, average mill ccs compared poorly with pre-harvest potential ccs (75.9 and 85.1% for 1999 and 2000, respectively) and post-harvest potential ccs (83 and 87%). Mill-realised ccs was marginally above the average, weighted, whole-crop, in-field ccs, in both years, almost equalled the post-harvest ccs in 1999, and was just below in 2000. In 1999, harvesting did not reduce the in-field extraneous matter content (18.9%). In 2000, the proportion changed from 18.9 to 13.1%. An erect crop maximises quality and must be addressed by crop improvement and agronomy activities. The results severely question the efficacy of current harvesting technology, or how this is being used.