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Delivering the capability to evaluate alternative cane supply arrangements across the sugar industry using a whole industry systems approach : SRDC Final report CTA0044
(SRDC, 2002)
Increasing cost/price pressure has forced the Australian sugar industry to seek innovative avenues for increasing profitability. To address this, the industry saw opportunities for increasing productivity and hence ...
Improvements in base cutter design and cane feeding : Final report NCE004
(SRDC, 2002)
This project followed on from Project US2 (Cutting of sugarcane), which showed that
conventional basecutters and knockdown angles contributed to cane damage and loss by
way of disk contact, multiple layered cuts and ...
Close-range, microwave radar for automatic control of base-cutter height and other cane harvester operations : SDRC Final report JCU019
(SRDC, 2002)
The harvesting of sugar cane is the first stage in the commercial milling of cane to produce sugar. It is well known that harvesting plays a major role in determining the overall efficiency of the sugar production process. ...
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 ...
Managing farm safety in the sugar industry field sector
(Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC), 2002)
It is a sad fact that rural industry contributes more than its fair share of workplace accidents and
fatalities. Statistically, farming is one of the most hazardous industries in Australia. RIRDC has been
actively supporting ...
Far North Queensland Sugar Industry Task Force (FNQSITF) : Final report SN002
(Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), 2002)
The Far North Queensland Sugar Industry Task Force (FNQSITF) was formed on the 16th June
2000 when it held its first meeting. Its objectives were to plan and implement ways of improving
the situation in the sugar industry ...
Improved integrated resource planning in the Australian Sugar Industry : Final report CTA039
(Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC), 2002)
The Australian sugar industry is at the crossroads. Responding to the
challenges that it faces requires technical, institutional and social
innovation. In responding, the sugar industry requires a capacity to
deal effectively ...