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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 ...
National Program for Sustainable Irrigation
(2010)
The National Program for Sustainable Irrigation was a unique collaboration as it involved governments, irrigators, water providers and researchers from across Australia. It covered every aspect of irrigation from dam ...
Management of furrow irrigation to improve water use efficiency and sustain the groundwater resource
(2004)
The Burdekin Delta region depends on groundwater for irrigation and urban supply. Therefore, any adverse impacts on the groundwater resource are undesirable. Field studies were implemented to improve knowledge and ...
Preliminary assessment of the impact of Cyclone Yasi and weather conditions from early 2010 on the 2011 sugarcane crop in North to Central Queensland
(2011)
An assessment of the impacts of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi and poor weather conditions prevailing since early 2010 (including previous cyclones) on the 2011 sugarcane crop was made from 18 February 2011 to 4 March 2011 ...
Climate change and the Australian Sugarcane Industry : impacts, adaptation and R&D opportunities
(2008)
Australia is facing continuing climate change (IPCC 2007). The Agriculture and Food Policy Reference Group (2006) considers that without adequate preparation, climate change could have serious implications for sustainable ...
The operation of the two-in-one harvesting attachment in a controlled traffic system : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(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 ...
The effect of coulter ripping on GCTB ratoons at Hawkins Creek
(1992)
In some parts of north Queensland coulter ripping is a standard operation carried out in green cane trash blanketed ratoons. Very little ripping is carried out in the Herbert Valley, even though the soil in old ratoons ...
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 ...
Incentive price harvesting signals versus traditional payment system : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2007)
Is to help farmers with the transition from the traditional way that they have paid for their cane to be harvested to an incentive pricing system that related to their farm layout and the management of the cane harvested ...