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A participatory approach to improving furrow irrigation efficiency : SRDC Final report BSS206
(2002)A combination of low water use efficiencies on a significant proportion of furrow-irrigated farms, and a serious decline in water availability for a majority of farms, gave strong impetus to improving application efficiencies ... -
A participatory approach towards improving industry sector profits through improved harvesting efficiency : SRDC Final report BSS227
(2002)Recent productivity gains through the introduction of high yielding varieties, green cane harvesting, improved drainage and irrigation have resulted in larger, mostly lodged crops with increased suckering. As a result, ... -
A project scoping document to SRDC on harvesting RD&E
(2010)Mechanical harvesting of sugarcane has been a major success story for the Australian sugar industry. However, the Australian sugarcane industry has suffered a plateau in productivity (Wilson and Leslie 1997) and there is ... -
A regional partnership approach to developing a sustainable sugar cane system : SRDC Final report MAS001
(SRDC, 2007)The Mossman milling area has a unique place in the Australian sugar industry; not only is it the most northern of all mill areas but the Mossman Central Mill is one of the oldest independent milling companies and still ... -
A review of institutional arrangements in the Burdekin irrigation area with a view to managing sustainable farming practices in the region : SRDC Final report CG018
(2007)In the late 1980’s the Burdekin dam commenced operation and resulted in a large area of land being cleared and converted to irrigation. This influx of water has caused the groundwater level to rise alarmingly over the ... -
A review of opportunities to improve the design and performance of sugarcane harvesters
(2010)This review is a response to the recognition by the SRDC that the Australian sugarcane industry needs an informed basis from which to make decisions as to appropriate investments in harvesting sector research. There is a ... -
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 ... -
Accelerating precision agriculture to decision agriculture : a review of on-farm telecommunications challenges and opportunities in supporting a digital agriculture future for Australia
(University of New England, 2017)This project is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources as part of its Rural R&D for Profit programme. The P2D project involves all Rural Research and Development ... -
Accelerating precision agriculture to decision agriculture: the needs and drivers for the present and future of digital agriculture in Australia
(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationCotton Research and Development Corporation, 2017)The aim of the project was to benchmark Australian producers’ needs, perceived risks and benefits, and expectations associated with digital agriculture and big data context. Such understanding will inform strategies aimed ... -
Accurate and consistent bed forming to promote better farming practices
(2007)Executive Summary:The aim of the project was to establish an economic and sustainable way of forming beds in our area to aid the sustainability of the SYDJV. Key results from our project were economic and environmental ... -
Achieving the world's best practice harvesting and transport costs for the NSW sugar industry
(2007)This project set out to develop innovative techniques for cane supply management within the NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative Ltd (NSWSMC), assess and promote harvester group optimisation within the NSW industry and to aim ... -
Adapting soybean for profitable rotations in sugarcane farming systems : SRDC Final report
(2005)Cropping of soybean has been shown by the yield decline joint venture to increase the yield of the following sugar crop by 15 to 30 percent. One impediment to the increase of soybean in sugarcane production systems is that ... -
Adoption of an optimal season length for increased industry profitability : SRDC Final report BSS264
(BSES, 2007)The project aimed to maximise commercial cane sugar (CCS), sugar yields (TSPH) and industry profitability in the Herbert region by exploiting regional variation in CCS, soil moisture and trafficability. There is ... -
Adoption of an optimal season length for increased profitability; findings from the 2004 industry survey : Final report
(2004)There is a large potential to increase total sugar production, individual grower and district CCS through better management of harvesting scheduling. Change management will be best implemented through active participation ... -
Adoption of an optimal season length for increased profitability; findings from the 2006 'maximising profitability in the Herbert sugar industry workshop' : Final report BSS264
(2006)In 2003, the Herbert sugar industry established an industry working team to investigate ways to manage the harvest and processing of larger crops and investigate methods of increasing industry profitability. In 2004 SRDC ... -
Adoption of practices to mitigate harvest losses : Final report 2019/951
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2020)Patane (et al. 2019) determined that Harvesting Best Practice (HBP) is predicated by two essential objectives. 1. Defining the critical point where harvesting losses can be minimised and delivered yields improved to ... -
Advancing Australian sugarcane farming systems : Final report 2013/803
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2013)Vertical tillage principles were discussed vigorously at each strip tillage company visited. Most notably the presentation given by Jerry Hatfield from Iowa State University gave the group a thorough understanding of why ... -
Ameliorating clay sub soils to improve crop yields : Final report 2013/072
(Sugar Research Australia Limited, 2016)There are large areas of sodic duplex clay soils across the Australian sugarcane industry. Often, the sub soil on these soils is not conducive to sugarcane root growth and as a result the sugarcane roots can only explore ... -
An analysis of sugar production issues in the Ord River Irrigation Area : SRDC technical report 01/2000
(Sugar Research and Development Corporation, 2000)The analysis considered both cane yield and sugar content. A Preliminary Report in October 1998 utilised 1996 and 1997 production data, and concentrated on whether that data evidenced any changes from the pilot phase of ...