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The economic advantage of reduced tillage planting of sugarcane in Australia
(2003)
Land preparation for planting sugarcane is a major cost to growers. Currently growers may undertake up to eight tillage passes to prepare a seedbed for planting. However, this number of passes is considerably less than ...
Ratooning and ratoon management in overseas cane-sugar industries
(2003)
Travel was undertaken to Florida, Louisiana, Brazil and Argentina in March-April 1994 and to southern Africa in October 1994. I assessed the environments and management of production systems in relation to productivity ...
A survey of roller train; chopper optimisation in the Burdekin district
(2003)
This survey was designed to assess the service provided for implementing Roller-Train Chopper Optimisation (RTCO) in the Burdekin and the RTCO product itself. The survey was carried out to assess the future potential of ...
Restoring the balance - guidelines for managing floodgates and drainage systems on coastal floodplains
(NSW Agriculture, 2003)
Many coastal floodplains in Australia have an extensive network of floodgates, constructed drains and modified water courses. These are designed to mitigate the impacts of floods and large rainfall events. Floodgates prevent ...
Regional evaluation of high density planting : SRDC Final report BSS241 (revised)
(2003)
This project was successful in comparing two systems: conventional 1.52-m single rows and the High Density Planting system (HDP), which consists of four rows on a 2.1-m wide bed using controlled-traffic and minimum-tillage ...
Lifting the viability of the Mossman Sugar Industry by improving the cane supply : Final report MCB001
(2003)
The project was initiated to investigate techniques to improve the long-term viability of the Mossman sugar-producing area through better harvesting techniques. The overall aim was to dovetail with previous SRDC-funded ...
Best practice irrigation management to maximise profitability and ensure sustainability in the Ord sugar industry : SRDC Final report CSR22
(2003)
The Ord Sugar industry was established in 1995 with the commissioning of a sugar mill and the first full season of commercial production was in 1996. It is now a major industry in Stage 1 of the Ord Irrigation Area, currently ...
Irrigation risk management strategies to reduce water use and maximize profitability; a paradigm shift in performance to $ per unit of water : Final report CTA038
(SRDC, 2003)
The Australian sugar industry is predisposed to maximize the benefits of irrigation because of
its geographic and climatic location. However mistakes of older irrigation schemes elsewhere
in Australia, need to be ...
Regional evaluation of high density planting : SRDC Final report BSS241
(2003)
This project was successful in comparing two farming systems: conventional 1.52-m single rows and the High Density Planting system (HDP), which consists of four rows on a 2.1-m wide bed using controlled-traffic and ...