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Strategies to limit the impact of nematode pressure on sugarcane productivity in the Isis
(2015-06-12)
Two trials were done in this project.
One was a continuation of work started under a previous GRDC/SRDC-funded activity, 'Strategies to improve the integration of legumes into cane based farming systems'. This trial ...
SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report Utilising available technology to better manage yield variability within blocks
(2008)
The specific aim of this project was to gain information on the different layers of information collected at a block level to allow site specific crop management. The Blackburn Brothers have also investigated the farm ...
Evaluating alternative irrigation for a greener future
(2011)
The potential agronomic and environmental benefits of green cane harvesting and trash blanketing, the ongoing issues of nutrients and pesticides threatening the Great Barrier Reef, the rising ground water levels in the ...
SRDC Grower Group Project final report Develop a whole-of-crop load levelling arm
(2008)
This project aims to encourage involvement of representatives from all Condong harvesting groups to work together improving their skills to carry out R&D while building onto SRDC project. (HGP002 Design and build a moving ...
SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report Nutrient management from variable rate technology in a control traffic system by the Oakenden Grower Group
(2008)
The aim of the project is to determine the benefits of nutrient management system in a controlled traffic farming enterprise in an environmentally sustainable manner. The project will determine the cost benefits by comparing ...
SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report Development of a precision mill mud applicator for a new farming system
(2008)
This aim was to construct an innovative mill mud spreader capable of accurately applying mill mud in a narrow band between 2m dual rows. The group postulated that applying mill mud in a band would increase the area that a ...
SRDC Grower Group Innovation Project final report Validation of fibre cropping in rotation with sugar cane by Mackay Fibre Producers
(2008)
The ultimate aim of this project was to investigate the feasibility of improving the profitability, sustainability, and robustness of the sugar industry in the central region through the incorporation of fibre rotation ...
SRDC Grower Group innovation project final report The operation of the two-in-one harvesting attachment in a controlled traffic system
(2009)
The project has developed an automatic base cutter system to assist harvester operators utilising the Two in One harvesting attachment. The trial results have proven that the Two in One system offers: The potential to ...
Assessing the impact of biochar in the Herbert cane industry.
(2015-03-01)
Biochar is the charred by-product of biomass pyrolysis, the heating of plant-derived material in the absence of oxygen in order to capture combustible gases. It is generally accepted that biochar is a highly stable form ...
Improvement of internal soil drainage and yield on heavy clay soils in the Herbert.
(2015-02-28)
The Herbert consists of large areas of clay soils being approximately 60% of soils being sugarcane farmed within the region. These soils are usually nutritionally fertile; however yield potential is limited due to waterlogging. ...
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