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A regional partnership approach to developing a sustainable sugar cane system : SRDC Final report MAS001
(SRDC, 2007)
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 ...
Determining the relationship between on-farm decision making and profitability : SRDC Final report BS91S
(2000)
This document provides the results of a four year benchmarking project in the Queensland sugar industry. In particular, it highlights the results of data collected from growers in four main regions of Queensland - the ...
Measurement and feedback systems for improving market signals for harvesting : SRDC Final report BSS261
(BSES, 2005)
One of the market impediments hindering the adoption of best practice for harvesting is
the one-price, dollar-per-tonne payment method for harvesting. It provides no incentive
for growers to improve farm layout or ...
Benchmarking harvest group practices in the Burdekin : SRDC Final report CSR033
(2006)
This project was initiated due to a lack of information available to harvesting groups as to whether their operation was economically comparable to other harvesting groups in the Burdekin and if their current practices ...
Investigation of the limits to high density planting : SRDC Final report BSS212
(2002)
Plant-density trials were successful in demonstrating the effect of row spacing and withinrow plant spacing on cane yield. Increasing plant density resulted in an increase in cane
yield and stalk numbers at harvest. Cane ...
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 ...