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The value chain of the Australian Sugar Industry : developments in the period 1970-2005 and future opportunities
(2006)This report by the Sugar Research and Development Corporation (SRDC) provides an overview of the “state-of-the-art” of value chain improvement in the Australian sugar industry. It seeks to firstly, improve the level of ... -
Too wet to forget - reducing the impact of excessive rainfall on productivity : Final report 2014/046
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)Too wet to forget – reducing the impact of excessive rainfall on productivity, was established due to the large productivity losses associated with La-Nina events in the sugarcane industry. The effect of waterlogging ... -
Understanding interactions between basecutters and other forward-feed components with the cane stalk : Final report 2016/952
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Increasing harvesting speed has been necessary to facilitate the large increases in productivity required by the harvesting fleet to manage sugarcane-industry cost pressures. Whilst the power and processing throughput of ... -
Understanding the effect of harvester speed on subsequent ratoon performance in the Burdekin : Final report 2014/092
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2017)In 2014 six harvester speed trials were established in the Burdekin to investigate the effect of harvester speed on crop yields and subsequent ratooning, and the economics associated with harvesting at different ... -
Understanding water quality in sugarcane farming systems : SRDC Final report BSS329
(2005)The ‘new’ sugarcane farming system (reduced tillage, controlled traffic, legume break) has many advantages over the traditional farming system. However, the impact on water quality is not known. This project aimed to ... -
User manual for CaneLCA Eco-efficiency Calculator V1.01
(BSES, 2013)CaneLCA calculates the eco-efficiency of sugarcane production over its lifecycle, to help sugarcane producers and their advisors identify sustainable farming practices. CaneLCA can assist sugarcane producers to: -
Utilising available technology to better manage yield variability within blocks : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(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 ... -
Validation of fibre cropping in rotation with sugar cane by Mackay Fibre Producers : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(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 ... -
Water consumption - growth relationships of the variety Q80
(2013)A drainage lysimeter was installed at Ayr Sugar Experiment Station, 1964 and after a settling-in period, planted to sugar cane 1965, to determine the amount of water used by cane and lost by evaporation from the soil during ... -
Water table monitoring in the Ord River Valley : SRDC Final report WAA001
(SRDC, 2020)Monitoring of groundwater levels has been undertaken in the Ord River Irrigation Area using a network of bores established on farms throughout the Stage I area. These bores, many of which were installed as part of this ... -
WinRHIZO software for evaluating effects of farming systems on sugarcane root systems : ASSCT peer-reviewed paper
(ASSCT, 2019)Sugarcane roots are notoriously difficult to study. The opaque nature of the soil matrix, large biomass, and ratooning habit of the crop make studying roots challenging. WinRHIZO is a specialist root analysis software ... -
Workshop on new technologies in sugarcane crop forecasting : SRDC Final report WS004
(2001)Work over the last 3 years in the Herbert Resource Information Centre has demonstrated that it is possible to use remotely sensed satellite imagery to produce a reasonably accurate crop forecast provided there is limited ...