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The next step for Precision Agriculture : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2009)
Growers in the Homebush Innovative Growers Group are well aware of the within-paddock variability that occurs within paddocks. The adoption of electrical conductivity (EC) soil mapping technology verified the patterns of ...
Precision agriculture options for the Australian sugarcane industry
(2007)
Precision agriculture (PA) has been embraced in other Australian agricultural industries. With the increase in adoption rates of new farming system principles including controlled traffic within the sugarcane industry, ...
Investment analyses for the Managing Climate Variability Program
(2007)
The Managing Climate Variability Program (MCVP) managed by Land and Water Australia (LWA) is scheduled to be completed by June 2007. In accord with LWA policy, the impact of the program required assessment and the impacts ...
Develop a whole-of-crop load levelling arm : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2008)
This project aims to encourage involvement of representatives from all Condong harvesting groups to work together improving their skills to carry out R&D while building onto SRDC project. (HGP002 Design and build a moving ...
Implementing zero-till planting systems in the NSW sugar industry
(2007)
The project ‘Implementing Zero-Tillage Planting Systems in the NSW Sugar Industry’ aimed to introduce a direct drill billet planter to plant extensive areas of trial and commercial cane in the three mill areas of NSW. A ...
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 ...
Precision farming with controlled traffic and GPS guidance system : SRA Grower Group Innovation Project final report
(2007)
After working with the Central Region new farming system grower group we decided to take the system to the next level and implement GPS guidance and precision. Our aim was to overcome the problems associated with converting ...
Preparing the Sugar Industry for Climate Change and Emissions Trading Workshop
(2009)
This document provides a brief summary of key points arising from a climate change workshop held in Brisbane on June 19, 2009.
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 ...